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Object Number
36-76-10/6214
Display Title
Woman's dress, one of two panels
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's dress, one of two panels, in weft-faced tapestry weave using red, indigo and black wool. Black and indigo are z-spun single ply. Red is possibly unraveled bayeta. Wide center panel of black. Borders of red and blue in the following pattern: three wide red bands alternating with four narrow indigo bands, followed by two narrow red bands separated by a narrow black band. All selvages have been wrapped with indigo wool. Indigo tassels at three corners. Length: 131.5 cm; Width: 87.2 cm; Depth: .3 cm; Tassels: 7 cm. Thread count: Warp -- 6 ends/cm; Weft -- 22 ends/cm. Good condition. A number of small holes and missing weft threads in one border end, and also a hole in black panel. Some staining.
Inventory Description
Piece of cloth, black and red
Classification
- Woven
Department
Ethnographic
Date
ca.1875-1880
Culture
- Navajo
- Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Grand Canyon
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 131.5 x 87.2 x 0.3 cm (51 3/4 x 34 5/16 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
36-76-10/6214
Provenance
Collector
Mrs. Francisco J. Manrique
(1917-1932 - June 30, 1936)
Donor
Mrs. Samuel Cabot
(June 30, 1936)
Donor
Mrs. Henry Lyman
(6/30/36)
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