Pendleton Blanket - Pagosa Springs Turquoise VARIANT-42891957338353-UNIT-ML these brightly colored wooden dolls

these brightly colored wooden dolls charged with symbolism are given to children to familiarize them with their ancestral beliefs and rituals

Sterling silver cuff with interior pitted style

Delivered with a leather belt sheath

Finished with wood inlayed with turquoise

Size: approximately 1

Pendleton Blanket - Pagosa Springs Turquoise VARIANT-42891957338353-UNIT-ML these brightly colored wooden dollsLong ago, the Southern Utes of Colorado told of a plague that medicine men could not cure. A council gathered on the riverbank and built an enormous fire, danced and prayed for help, then fell into a deep sleep. When they woke, a spring of fragrant hot water had replaced the fire. They bathed and were healed by the springs, naming it "pah" (water) and "gosa" (boiling). In the center of this blanket design, blue hot springs rise through medallion of