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Trade blankets

Scope note

Woolen blankets traded to Native North Americans in exchange for furs or other products.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000197382

Broader Terms used

<blankets by form or function>

Narrower Terms used

Pendleton blankets
Hudson's Bay blankets

Term used for

blankets, trade

Equivalent Terms used

trade blanket

Created

13yrs ago

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