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Portion of turned woven breech clout probably made of yucca fibre; much string a
Portion of turned woven breech clout probably made of yucca fibre; much string a
Object Number 29-5-10/A6567
Display Title Portion of turned woven breech clout probably made of yucca fibre; much string a
Descriptions
Object Description Portion of turned woven breech clout probably made of yucca fibre; much string around it
Inventory Description Organic, fiber, textile fragment, red and black woven design, fiber bundle
Classification
  • Fiber
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Navajo County / <City> / Site 8
Intrasite Cave
Additional Geographic Terms Inscription House, opposite
Materials Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 16.5 x 12.6 x 0.4 cm (6 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity 2
Provenance
Provenance Noel Morss (1927)
Provenance Peabody Museum Expedition (1927)

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29-5-10/A6567.1 Portion of turned woven breech clout probably made of yucca fibre; much string a
Site 8
Man's breech clout
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Outerwear
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Africa
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2001.29.25756 Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
"Water": Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
2001.29.30893 "Water": Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back (print is a cropped image)
Gautscha
Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back
2001.29.14212 Man and boy returning to the werft from a waterhole, showing the use of a carrying stick, shoulder bags made from animal stomachs, and a man's breech-clout seen from the back
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Outerwear
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Breechcloth
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Outerwear
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Breechcloth
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