Hudson's Bay blankets
Fur-trade bedding
Hudson's Bay blankets are distinctive wool blankets originally traded by the Hudson's Bay Company in North America, recognizable by their cream or white background with broad colored stripes—typically green, red, yellow, and indigo—near each end.
Short black lines called "points" indicated the blanket's size and trade value in beaver pelts.
They remain iconic symbols of Canadian heritage and the fur trade era.
- fur tradeCommercial exchange of animal skins
- trade goodsCommodities for exchange
- stripesParallel linear markings
- red and greenOpposite hues together
- voyageursHistoric fur-trade boatmen
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