Bear Claws Wool Blanket — Waymaker Series
The Morning Star peeks above the horizon, casting its light on a Grizzly bear below. These two beings of dusk and dawn share the same twilight hours; one a powerful creature here on earth and the other a powerful beacon in the sky above. Piikani/Blackfeet artist and Inspired Natives® Collaborator John Isaiah Pepion has combined the symbols and stories of both in his Bear Claws Throw Blanket for our Waymaker Series of 100% wool blankets sustainably made by a vertical mill. “This Bear Claws design is influenced by the war shirts of the Blackfeet and Plains peoples,” shares John. “There were different ways to earn a war shirt, from going to war, telling a story, or stealing horses. Some had special powers, like being bulletproof.” John has adapted this war shirt design to grace our beautiful, 100% wool Native-designed blanket. The sharp triangles in this blanket represent bear claws, specifically those of the Grizzly bear. "Grizzlies are one of the most sacred and powerful animals for Bl