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Object Number
995-29-10/74006
Display Title
Warp-float belt: zig-zagging black and red pattern
Descriptions
Object Description
Warp-float belt from the early 1900's, in red, green, and black. This belt is in what Kate Peck Kent calls the Hopi style, using black weft cords of z-spun single-ply wool, and warp in red, black, and green 2-ply commercial aniline dyed wool yarn, re-spun to very tight. . Most of belt is warp-faced plain weave, in stripes (from outer moving inward) black, green, red. In the center runs a stripe of warp-floated pattern in red and black, a zig-zagging line with stepped motifs interspersed, and rows of stripes at the ends. There are approximately 28 warp elements per cm of width. A fringe hangs from the ends of the woven belt, warp elements somewhat matted and clustered randomly, forming a 20 cm fringe . Length: 276 cm; width: 8 cm; depth: .2 cm. Shows some dama[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Sash, warp-float, in red, black, and green
Classification
- Belt
Department
Ethnographic
Date
Early 1900s
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Hopi mesas
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 276 x 8 x 0.2 cm (108 11/16 x 3 1/8 x 1/16 in.)
Distance: 0.2 x 8 x 276 cm (1/16 x 3 1/8 x 108 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/74006
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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