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A Hudson's Bay point blanket was a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company in western Canada and the United States during the 18th and 19th century. The blankets were typically traded to First Nations/ Native American peoples in exchange for beaver pelts. In the point system, a blanket of higher point value was heavier and warmer. Each point indicated a cost in beaver pelts (around five U.S. dollars in the currency value of the day). Thus a three-point blanket (moderately good warmth) was traded in exchange for three beaver pelts. Blankets were in varying colors and design

Many point blankets have survived into the 21st century and have become collectors items. The Oregon-based sculptor Marie Watt (part Seneca) has used point blankets in her sculpture work, which was exhibited in 2004 at the National Museum of the American IndianThe National Museum of the American Indian which opened on September 21, 2004, is an Institution in the United States launched by an act of the United States Congress in 1989, with the mandate to preserve, study, and exhibit on the life, languages, litera in New York CitySkyline, with Statue of Liberty New York, New York" redirects here. For alternate meanings, see New York, New York (disambiguation). New York — officially named City of New York and often called New York City to distinguish it from the state of New York,.



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