Many frontier trade blankets were made using patterns from Navajo blanket designs and became famous by companies like Pendleton. While each tribe had their favorite designs and colors it was common to see both Zuni, Hopi and Pueblo Indian men wearing the commercial trade blankets. It was Indian men who began to wear blankets in drumming ceremonies and for special events. Many brightly colored blankets are still seen at pow wows and have become a modern sign of Native Indian ethnicity and heritage.