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Object Number 45-25-10/28430
Display Title Hopi sash
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Wukokwena
Object Description Warp-faced plain weave sash with warp floats, 1892, using black 3-ply and, red and green 4-ply s-spun wool. Composed of five vertical bands. Center red band with red and black repeated diamond-within-diamond pattern. Inner diamond is bisected by solid horizontal line Stepped triangles along edges of warp float. Outer edges of sash are black and are separated from center panel by green bands.Sides are as woven and warp ends are twisted to from fringe. Length: 261 cm; Width: 9 cm; Depth: .2 cm. Thread count: Warp -- 16 ends/ cm; Weft -- 5 ends/cm. Excellent condition, thoug some frayed spots on edges. Paper tag reads: "45-25-10/28430 Hopi Arizona" (on front) " 20:212:1b" (on back).
Inventory Description Sash, woven wool, black geo. pattern, red and green vertical bands, fringed
Classification
  • Sash
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona
Additional Geographic Terms Arizona, northeast
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 261 x 9 x 0.2 cm (102 3/4 x 3 9/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 45-25-10/28430\Hopi\ Arizona
Provenance
Collector Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes (1892)
Collector Thomas V. Keam (1892)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (May 5, 1945)

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