If you are ever anywhere near Pendleton Oregon, and you have any interest in wool... blankets... sheep... weaving... warmth... fibers... history... or whatever, Pendleton Woolen Mills is a Must Stop. Take the tour of the mill! Buy something in the outlet store. (I finally bought a shirt this week to replace the vintage one I inherited from my mom and proceeded to wear for more than a decade during and after college.)
There is a great little historical display at the mill too, which includes fine photographs and western gear, Native American bead work, Pendleton Round-Up history and more...
Here is a picture of C.M.'Mort' Bishop Jr receiving a Pipe Tomahawk as a Friendship Award from the Confederated Tribes only a few years ago. Click on the picture to check out that bead work a little closer!
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