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Debra Sparrow© "Spindle Whorl" Embroidered Lambswool Throw - Chocolate

$ 79.00

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Spindle Whorl Lambswool Throw. Indigenous artist Debra Sparrow incorporates her simple yet elegant Spindle Whorl design embroidered onto this delightfully snug and super-soft Spindle Whorl Lambswool Throw. Please Note: We are currently out of the Chocolate color.

This lambswool throw is available in chocolate brown. Reversible, self-hemmed throw. Micro fur reversed with super-soft faux lambswool. Great quality, cozy and warm and washes up beautifully. A gift people will love to receive.

Debra Sparrow has combined her experience as a designer of jewelry with her passion for the ancient art of weaving in this spindle whorl design, which is representative of artwork carved on Spindle Whorls (a tool used for spinning wool and other materials into thread) by the Salish people.

Size: 50” x 60”
Artist: Debra Sparrow
White Embroidered Spindle Whorl
Colors: Chocolate, Light Tan, Black, Hunter Green, Garnet, Grey, Midnight Blue, Red
Content: 100% Polyester
Care Instructions: Machine wash separately with cold water on gentle cycle. Tumble dry low heat. No bleach and no iron.

An ideal way to celebrate any trip to the North West is with an item that is unique to this region and carries much significance in the native community.

About The Artist:

The Sparrow Sisters have been continually inspired by their ancestors’ strength, creativity and intelligence, and Debra and Robyn Sparrow have been creating Salish weavings for over 20 years. Debra is a self-taught Musqueam designer who was born and raised on the Musqueam Reserve. She integrates her people’s history into her art and design work. It is Debra’s hope to educate others about the beauty and integrity of her people’s history through her art.