Chief Joseph Blanket - Aegean ZE493-53650

Chief Joseph Blanket - Aegean ZE493-53650Chief Joseph Blanket Aegean First woven in the 1920s, this USA made wool blanket has been one of our most popular designs ever since. Chief Joseph led the Nez Perce tribe native to northeastern Oregon in the late 1800s. Widely admired for protecting his people and speaking the truth, he is honored with this design, symbolizing bravery. Bold arrowheads represent the chiefs courage, strength and integrity. Reverses for two different looks. Napped;

local Cayuse and Umatilla chiefs presented Mrs Harding with a Pendleton shawl modelled after the famed Chief Joseph blanket

to unroll when they made camp after long days of riding the range

Small (¾" x 11"-13")

Subtle texture in heathered yarns and a small leather Pendleton patch at the cuff add quiet detail

prairies and river valleys

Building on the past

striated stones tumble from the ocean onto a sandy shore

By customer request

A border of triangles represents the never-ending love and protection of the Holy People

Two big jacket pockets finish the jacket design idea

The Medicine Bow River rises deep in Wyoming’s Snowy Range to flow 167 miles on its way to the Medicine Bow Mountains

dropped shoulders and ribbed cuffs and hem