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Object Number
995-29-10/73970
Display Title
Black wool manta with diamond twill borders
Descriptions
Object Description
Black wool manta with diamond twill borders. Very typical black center panel made with diamond twill border at each end in indigo blue separated from the main black panel by an indigo blue ridge with little tassels handing off. Tassels in each corner. There is no yarn to attach manta down side or across shoulders. Black and indigo blue wool.
Inventory Description
Shawl, black
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
early 1900s
Culture
- Hopi
- Transition Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Hopi mesas
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 106.68 x 132.08 cm (42 x 52 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73970
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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