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Object Number
995-29-10/73964
Display Title
Black wool manta with diamond twill borders
Descriptions
Object Description
Black wool manta with diamond twill borders. S-spun black wool twill with red 4-ply and green 3-ply z-spun wool stitching. Center and border panels all woven in black twill . Borders stitched to center panel with red and green twisted rasied ridge. Next to the red and green ridge is a black ridge. Side selvages have been blanket-stitched, and top and bottom selvages have been folded and stitched over with blanket stitch and with a black twisted ridge. Length: 92 cm, Width: 118.75 cm, Depth: .3 cm. Thread count: 7 ends/cm warp, 8 ends/cm weft. Extensive damage to this peice. Tattered, many large holes, fraying, discoloration, dirt particles, etc. has been patched and mended in many areas with two different weights of black wool.
Inventory Description
Shawl, black with 2 applied twisted red and green cords, stained, holes
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1875
Culture
- Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
- Hopi?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona?
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 92 x 118.75 x 0.3 cm (36 1/4 x 46 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73964
Provenance
Owner
Prof. Joe Ben Wheat
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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