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Object Number
38-98-10/13065
Display Title
Manta, black wool with diamond twill borders
Descriptions
Object Description
Manta, twill and diamond twill weave in black and indigo z-spun single-ply wool, with embellishements in yellow z-spun 2-ply wool. Black center panel in twill weave with indigo diamond twill borders attached by high ridged seam of yellow wool. Also yellow stitching partway up sides of manta (from top and bottom). Selvages have been wrapped in indigo wool. Yellow tassel at each corner. Length: 94.5 cm; Width: 118.5 cm; Depth: .3 cm; Tassels: 4 cm. Thread count: Warp -- 11 ends/cm; Weft -- 9 ends/cm. the number "165" has been stitched onto the back with white thread. Good condition. center panel has a number of small holes and broken weft threads, and parts of selvages are beginning to fall apart.
Paper tag: "Photo Dec"
Inventory Description
Dress, Manta, black and brown woven wool, natural piping, diamond and herring
Classification
- Dress
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c. 1880-1900
Culture
- Hopi?
- Transition Period
- Pueblo?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Utah
/
Salt Lake County
/
Salt Lake City
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 94.5 x 118.5 x 0.3 cm (37 3/16 x 46 5/8 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-98-10/13065; 165
Provenance
Collector
Samuel D. Stevens
(1920)
Donor
Abbot Stevens
(1938)
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