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Object Number 95-30-10/65682.2
Display Title Sash or belt
Descriptions
Object Description Warp-faced Navajo sash of red, green, and white s-spun 4-ply wool , and a single-ply z-spun blue wool in the center warp float section. A red background has a narrow green vertical stripe approx. .75 cm from each edge. Center warp float consists of a repeated pattern of red diamonds outlined by blue and red stepped triangles. Each end of the float band has 3-4 horizontal red bands interspersed with 4-5 pairs of narrow nhorizontal blue bands. Warp ends are twisted to create a fringe at each end. Length: 260 cm, Width: 9 cm, Depth: .3 cm. Thread count: Warp -- 16 ends/cm; Weft -- 4 ends/cm. Excellent condition.
Inventory Description Sash, woven wool, indigo geo. central design and green bands on red, fringed
Classification
  • Sash
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 260 x 9 x 0.3 cm (102 3/8 x 3 9/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 95-30-10/65682.2
Provenance
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Estate of Mary T. Hemenway (1892 - 1895)

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