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Object Number
38-44-10/12865
Display Title
Woven burden cinch
Descriptions
Object Description
Tapestry-woven burden strap, possibly saddle girth, in red, yellow, orange, blue and green s-spun wool. Body is red with alternating groups of yellow and blue diamonds. Selvages have been finished with green yarn. At each end one horizontal blue band above one horizontal yellow band. Iron rings attached to each end, bound on by orange and red warp threads.Length: 84 cm; Width: 10.2 cm; Depth: .6 cm. Thread count: warp -- 6 ends/cm; Weft -- 12 ends/cm. Very good condition. Some fraying in spots, especially in blue sections. Blue band at either end is severly worn away.
Inventory Description
Strap, woven wool, multicolored geo- metric design on red, iron rings at ends
Classification
- Strap
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Southwest
Materials
Wool, Iron
Dimensions
Overall: 83.9 x 10.4 x 1.1 cm (33 1/16 x 4 1/8 x 7/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-44-10/12865
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Theodore Jewett Eastman
(1888-1916 - May 2, 1938)
Donor
Mrs. Henry H. Richardson
(May 2, 1938)
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