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Object Number 995-29-10/73993
Display Title Embroidered white cotton kilt
Descriptions
Object Description Embroidered white cotton kilt with white background and main design consisting of two embroidered panels in each corner in three panel motifs. Bottom panel alternates between white and red vertical lines, red background with stepped black triangle pointing downward outlined in white and green square with black band through center with seven zigzag white lines. Stepped black and green pattern on sides separated from these three panels by two white lines. Braided black bottom with wrapped black sides on ends only. Three pair of black lines evenly spaced across the bottom. Black and white tassels on bottom corners. White tassels on top corners. White cotton; embroidered with commercially processed and aniline dyed wool in red, green and black.
Inventory Description Skirt panel, white with edge decoration
Classification
  • Skirt
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1930-1960?
Culture
  • Hopi
  • Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Materials Wool, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 58.42 x 114.3 cm (23 x 45 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 995-29-10/73993
Provenance
Collector Dr. William R. Wright
Donor Dr. William R. Wright (1995)

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