Vanished Worlds, Enduring People

Pendleton Woolen Mills Turtle Pattern Blanket

Pendleton Woolen Mills re-created this blanket after a historic pattern from the company&rquo;s archives. The turtle design celebrates a traditional Iroquois creation story, which holds that the world was created upon the stong shell of the Great Turtle.

Gift of C. Morton Bishop III, Class of 1974
President, Pendleton Woolen Mills


		Vanished Worlds, Enduring People Native Americans of the Northeast Pendleton Woolen Mills Turtle Pattern Blanket Pendleton Woolen Mills re-created this blanket after a historic pattern from the company&rquo;s archives. The turtle design celebrates a traditional Iroquois creation story, which holds that the world was created upon the stong shell of the Great Turtle. Gift of C. Morton Bishop III, Class of 1974 President, Pendleton Woolen Mills View the Previous Section \| View the Next Section

Vanished Worlds, Enduring People

Native Americans of the Northeast