Protection Baby Blanket bethanyfackrell For the Snoqualmie people

For the Snoqualmie people

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tells the story of physical and spiritual renewal

I like that today we can use whatever colors we like while still using patterns our people used thousands of years ago

Protection Baby Blanket bethanyfackrell For the Snoqualmie peopleIn Blackfeet culture, powerful animals like the buffalo, wolf, and elk are often called upon in song and ceremony for protection. Artist John Isaiah Pepion (Piikani Blackfeet) has woven the sacred buffalo, elk, wolf, otter, magpie, and beaver into his Protection Baby Blanket. An arrow fills the body of each animal, representing the lifeline or sacred breath each one carries. Made from a cotton wool blend, John's blanket is the perfect merge of warmth,