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Object Number
995-29-10/73975
Display Title
White cotton manta (Maiden Shawl) with red and blue borders
Descriptions
Object Description
White cotton manta (maiden shawl) with red and blue borders. Plain weave and unbalanced twill. A combination of commercially-made s-spun white cotton (warp) and handspun z-spin white cotton (weft), indigo-dyed s-spun 2-ply wool, and raveled s-spun red flannel. This shawl shows the typical style -- a broad white horizontal band in the center with indigo border (often black in other shawls) on ends. The indigo border is woven in a plain twill, and is separated from the white center by a broad red horizontal band with two pair of thin white lines. The ends have been rolled. Side selvages have been blanket-stitched with indigo yarn. Indigo tassels of aprrox. 1 cm are found at each corner and also where red and white bands meet. Length: 11.5 cm, Width: 123.75 cm, Depth: .3 cm. Th[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Shawl, white with black and green
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1890-1910?
Culture
- Hopi
- Transition Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 111.5 x 123.75 x 0.3 cm (43 7/8 x 48 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73975
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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