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Object Number
22-13-10/97937
Display Title
Black wool manta with embroidered blue borders
Descriptions
Object Description
Manta, twill weave black s-spun 2-ply wool with indigo z-spun single-ply wool embroidery. Twill weave black body with embroidered indigo borders at top and bottom in diamond twill style pattern. Inner edge of border made up of two ridges with eight embroidered flowers evenly spread across width of manta. Also narrow indigo border embroidered along side selvages. Red yarn connects manta at left side and along top left shoulder. Black and blue balls of wool as tassels on three corners. Side selvages are wrapped in black wool. Top and bottom selvages have been rolled and wrapped in indigo wool. Length: 102.5 cm; Width: 67.2 cm (folded); Depth: .5 cm; Tassels: 3.5 cm. Thread count: Warp -- 9 ends/cm; Weft -- 5 ends/cm. Poor condition. Many large holes, some of which have been me[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Dress, manta, brown weave, blue embroidered edges, red bayeta? seams
Classification
- Dress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca.1860-1880
Culture
- Acoma
- Zuñi
- Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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New Mexico
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 102.5 x 67.2 x 0.5 cm (40 3/8 x 26 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
97937
Provenance
Expedition
Samuel J. Guernsey
(1922 - 1922)
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