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Object Number
84-77-10/37582
Display Title
Manta, blue wool with red and blue borders, diagonal twill.
Descriptions
Object Description
Manta, "fancy", diagonal twill weave, in black, blue-black and red z-spun wool weft and brown-black z-spun wool warp. Black central band with three red stripes and wide blue-black band top and bottom. Side, top and bottom selvages, blue-black z-spin s-twist 3-ply cords woven in. Corners tied and augmented. Length: 104.5 cm; Width: 131 cm. Thread count: Warp -- 6 ends/cm; Weft -- 11 ends/cm.
Inventory Description
Shawl, navy and red.
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca.1875-1884
Culture
- Navajo
- Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 104.5 x 131 cm (41 1/8 x 51 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
84-77-10/37582/ POISON
Provenance
Collector
Rev. Frederick Gardiner, Jr.
(5/1884 - 1884)
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