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WORN WITH PRIDE.(North Western Native American clothing and textiles)
From:
The Magazine Antiques
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October 1, 2001| Author:
MERCER, BILL
| COPYRIGHT 2001 Brant Publications, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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Native American textiles and garments from the Northwest Coast
The rich wrap themselves up sometimes in white blankets, manufactured in the country, from the wool of the wild sheep, which b as soft and fine as the Spanish merino. These blankets are embroidered with square fringes, and figures with Mack and yellow tassels. Some of them are so curiously worked on one side with the fur of the sea otter, that they appear as if lined by it, and are very handsome. [1]
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