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White cotton manta (child's size maiden shawl) with red and blue borders
White cotton manta (child's size maiden shawl) with red and blue borders
Object Number 995-29-10/73977
Display Title White cotton manta (child's size maiden shawl) with red and blue borders
Descriptions
Object Description White cotton manta (child's size maiden shawl) with red and blue borders. Warp is commercial, weft is handspun, with borders of indigo blue and aniline red z-spun wool brocade. White panel in center with a black, indigo-decorated border at the top and bottom, separated from white panel by a red band with three wavy white lines. A raised black ridge separates the black and the red panels. Side selvages are overstitched with black and brown wool. the top and bottom have been sewn in and overstitched, creating a raised ridge. Length: 60 cm, Width: 64 cm, Depth, .3 cm. Thread count: 7 ends.cm warp, 5.5 ends/cm weft. Some small stains and one small hole in white panel.
Inventory Description Blanket or shawl, blue, red, and white
Classification
  • Blanket
Department Ethnographic
Date early 1900s
Culture
  • Hopi
  • Transition Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wool, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 60 x 64 x 0.3 cm (23 5/8 x 25 3/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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