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Object Number 995-29-10/73961
Display Title White cotton manta, large and embroidered
Descriptions
Object Description Embroidered white cotton manta. Natural white cotton background with embroidered top and a total of nine black units interspersed with eight smaller green units with fret pattern at bottom, two white lines through center and two diamonds. Embroidered bottom consists of five black rectangles with stacked black traingles separated from each other by green panel with black line in center and pair of two white lines at bottom and white zigzag. Five diamond units consist of three different patterns with a floral unit on each side against a black background with hot pink flower in red triangular base. Two units have terraced rain clouds in yellow, red, blue outlined in black and center design consists of black bodied butterfly with purple, yellow, and red wings against a green background. Cotton and aniline dyed embroidery yarn.
Inventory Description Shawl, white with embroidered edges
Classification
  • Shawl
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1950-1980
Culture
  • Modern
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Hopi mesas
Materials Cotton, Wool
Dimensions Overall: 119.38 x 182.88 cm (47 x 72 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73961
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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