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Object Number
08-4-10/73510
Display Title
Woman's black wool manta
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
tapone
Object Description
Woman's black wool manta. Yarn, fine; diamond twill weave. Brown-black central panel, brown-black band top and bottom embroidered with red yarn: diagonal lines, diamonds, stopped diagonal line. Woven in one piece, folded over at side. Length: 106 cm; Width: 60.5 cm. Additional object description notes under conservation.
Inventory Description
Dress, manta, brown with red embroidered geometric bands and edges
Classification
- Dress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca.1875-1880
Culture
- Acoma
- Transition Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 105 x 121 x 0.5 cm (41 5/16 x 47 5/8 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
73510
Provenance
Collector
Grace A. Nicholson
(1908 - 1908)
Collector
Mr. Carroll S. Hartman
(1908 - 1908)
Donor
Mr. Lewis Hobart Farlow
(1908)
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