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Object Number
995-29-10/73920
Display Title
Two piece woman's biil dress
Descriptions
Object Description
Woman's biil dress, each of 2 panels with black center area with a 4 cm band of stitches over two warps in middle. Border panels at top and bottom: red band with center stripe of vertical beading in blue and red; two lines of blue above and below the beading, and five figures consisting of three blue squares in triangle pattern above and below the lines, with triangles pointing away from blue lines at top of dress and pointing towards lines at bottom of dress. Red bands bordered top and bottom by terraced blue band. Front panel woven with vertical slot at neck opening; sides sewn together leaving armhole and lower side seam open, shoulders sewn together leaving neck opening. Warp: white 3-ply wool; wefts: blue, black and red 3-ply wool, aniline dyed Selvages: 4-ply d[see Object Description text entry for extended description]
Inventory Description
Dress panels, blue and red
Classification
- Dress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1975-1990
Culture
- Navajo
- Modern
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?
North America / United States / Arizona?
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 92 x 54 x 0.8 cm (36 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
995-29-10/73920
Provenance
Collector
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
Donor
Dr. William R. Wright
(1995)
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