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Object Number
45-25-10/28980
Display Title
Shawl, white with red and blue bands on edges
Descriptions
Object Description
Shawl, white with red and blue bands on edgesWhite cotton manta with a blue band at each end and a red stripe between the white and the blue (3 1/2' x 4'). c. 1892 White cotton with red unraveled wool flannel and indigo z-spun single ply wool. Center in white cotton twill weave. Outside borde of indigo diamond twill pattern and separated from center panel by unravelled red twill band with two paris of horizontal white lines. Side selvages have been wrapped in indigo wool. Top and bottom selvages have been rolled and stitched to create double ridge.Length: 107.5 cm; Width: 112.8 cm; Depth: .4 cm; Tassels: approx. 14 cm at each corner. Thread count: Warp -- 12 ends/cm; Weft -- 8 ends/cm. Excellent condition. Some stains on white cotton portion.
Inventory Description
Shawl, white with red and blue bands on edges
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1880-1885
Culture
- Transition Period
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
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United States
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Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms
Hopi Region
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 107.5 x 112.8 x 0.4 cm (42 5/16 x 44 7/16 x 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28980
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