Mission Del Rey Blog

Trade blankets are the personal wraps of the old west that replaced hand loomed blankets worn by Native Americans as robes and used as dance wraps. Something of a status symbol they also came to be called chief's blankets because the chief's of the tribes would become known for the colorful trade blankets they wore. One of the most famous being Chief Joseph of the Nez Perce. Trade blankets came to be famous and synonymous with Indian blankets as Europeans began to trade in North America. The sto …