Oregon Potlatch Wool Blanket

This beautiful blanket features nine different basketry designs, one from each of the federally recognized tribes of Oregon. A tenth design—a human figure originally seen on Columbia River regional baskets—was added to represent all of the people of the area; other tribes, past and present, as well as the area's non-Native inhabitants. In other words, the basketry designs represent all people who live in the land that is now called "Oregon". Our Oregon Potlatch Wool Blanket represents the wealth of the land, the people who have lived in the area since time immemorial as well as the region's newcomers, and our ability to work together even though everyone is different. "Potlatch" is generally a loose term used to represent the ability to demonstrate wealth. Many tribes in Oregon and the Pacific Northwest have gift giving components to important events, including ceremonies for rights of passage, death, Name Giving, and honoring. The act of distributing "gifts" during Potlatch and other