Woollen cardigan, Indian made in Canada for Canadian winters
Woollen cardigan, made by Canadian West Coast native Indians, for wear in harsh Canadian winters. The Cowichan sweater is a garment created in North America in the 19 th Century, with a distinctly patterned design knitted out of bulky-weighted yarn. This style of garment originated during the late 19th century among the Cowichan, a Coast Salish people in British Columbia. It is hand knitted in a coarse weave using hand spun woollen lanolin rich yarn which should readily repel moisture. Never wo