Ah-Day Collection Baby Blankets by Virginia Stroud. Produced exclusively for the American Indian College Fund by Pendleton Woolen Mills, and designed by artist Virginia Stroud, these blankets were inspired by a Plains Indian tradition. New parents place their child’s remaining navel cord inside an amulet shaped like a turtle or a sand lizard. The amulets imitate the turtle‘s hard shell and the sand lizard’s quick movements that will guard the spirit of the child and ensure a long, protected life. Measures 32" x 44" $30 of your purchase is tax deductible. ABOUT THE ARTIST: VIRGINIA STROUD Artist Virginia Stroud (Keetowah-Creek) draws her inspiration from the world around us - and from the universal link that connects us all. "I paint for my people," Virginia says. "Art is a way for our culture to survive ... perhaps the only way. More than anything, I want to become a visual orator, to share with others the oldest of Indian traditions." 3065$95.00 © 2005 American Indian College Fund