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Object Number
995-29-10/73958
Display Title
Embroidered white cotton manta
Descriptions
Object Description
Embroidered manta. Commercial white linen sacking embroidered on top and bottom edges with black, red, green, chartreuse and turquoise aniline dyed yarns. (Black, green, chartreuse and turquoise yarns are z-spun 4-ply yarns. Red and some green is s-spun 4-ply yarn). The top is embroidered in a white in a zig-zag pattern with 6 black units and 9 smaller green units evenly spaced. A small black vertical band separates 8 of the green units. Two white horizontal bands separate the zig-zag pattern from the serrated edge of top embroidery. Bottom embroidery consists of a continuous wide black band broken into 5 units by 4 pairs of green or chartreuse vertical bands. Two inverted black triangles are stacked above each unit. At the base of each triangle set is a black diamond. Three[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Shawl, white with green border decoration
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1900-1940?
Culture
- Early Modern Period
- Rio Grande Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Linen
Dimensions
Overall: 96 x 137.75 x 0.2 cm (37 13/16 x 54 1/4 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73958
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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