SELLING
I sell only pre-1942 Indian blankets - over 26,000 since 1969 - the
only such specialist in the galaxy. I have been instrumental in
building the finest collections ever assembled and if you're serious about
Indian blankets get to know me! I maintain a constantly changing
inventory of vintage Indian blankets. My stock can be viewed in
Phoenix, Arizona by appointment. Call 
(602) 595-1157
or e-mail me at blanketboy@cox.net to
make arrangements.
I've received numerous calls asking if I issue catalogs. Regrettably, I do not. I buy and sell blankets every day and it would be impossible to keep a catalog current. If you e-mail or call I will be pleased to discuss my inventory with you.
As seen immediately below my dear friend Dr. Whirlwind of the Cayuse tribe provides around-the-clock security in Barry's Blanket Biosphere keeping the finest robes and shawls safe for you, the collecting public.
BUYING
I am the world's top buyer of quality pre-1942 Indian blankets. Please contact me whether considering the sale of one piece or an entire collection. For great blankets I pay far more than they ever bring on EBay!
APPRAISALS
I do insurance appraisals and also on-site public appraisal clinics - one such event at the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City turned up some great rarities. I have done numerous in-store appraisals for the Pendleton Woolen Mills at their store locations in Washington and Oregon and their famous mill at Pendleton, Oregon. I have also had the privilege of doing appraisals at the magnificent Tamastslikt Cultural Institute owned and operated by the descendants of Pendleton's earliest customers - the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation made up of the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla peoples.
LECTURES
I welcome lecture opportunities and
have spoken at many institutions including the Baltimore Museum Of Art, the Heard Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, the
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, the Museum of Western Art in Kerrville, Texas, the Museum Of Art at Washington State University in Pullman, Washington and the
Eiteljorg Museum of Native American and Western
Art in Indianapolis, Indiana.
ARTICLES
COUNTRY HOME magazine featured a beautiful spread of my blanket collection in their October 2008 issue. See it right here on my site on the Country Home page!
PHOENIX HOME & GARDEN magazine featured my collection in their March 2009 issue. Here's the link: http://www.phgmag.com/home/furnishings/200903/indian-trade-blankets/
And here's a very well-written and nicely photographed article from the July/August 2009 issue of Native Peoples magazine npmtradeblankets
SHOWS
I will be stumbling into action next at the High Noon show in Mesa, Arizona in January 2011. If you need me before then yell - I'll be out back.
THIS IS THE KIND OF BLANKET I SELL - YOU DON'T FIND THESE ON EBAY OR CRAIGSLIST, FOLKS!!!!!
