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Perhaps they would have made a blanket or maybe a headband. &#8220;And I thought, oh, it&#8217;s so amazing because this delicate material could make such beautiful blankets with the right hands,&#8221; said Picha. &#8220;As a weaver, that really resonated with me.&#8221; The pelt belonged to Mutton, a canine companion of American naturalist George Gibbs, and had been in the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C., since Mutton died in 1859. 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