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Object Number
995-29-10/73965
Display Title
Manta woven on treadle loom
Descriptions
Object Description
Manta woven on treadle loom. Commercial 4-ply s-spun black wool. The center panel is a diagonal twill weave and the border panels a basket weave.The borders are connected to the center panel with a raised stitched edge. Side selvages are left as woven and top and bottom selvages have been folded over and machine-stitched. Length: 114.5 cm, Width: 137 cm, Depth: .2 cm. Thread Count: 9ends/cm warp, 8 ends/cm weft. Overall this manta is in very good condition, though there is some evidence of fraying, possibly insect damage, near one end.
Paper tag written in pencil: " Pueblo style dress, Hispanic weave, 45x 53 1/2"
Inventory Description
Shawl, black with black binding tape on edges
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1980-1989
Culture
- Rio Grande Pueblo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Additional Geographic Terms
Rio Grande pueblos
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 114.5 x 137 x 0.2 cm (45 1/16 x 53 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73965
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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