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Object Number
45-25-10/28434
Display Title
Hopi Sash
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Wukokwena
Object Description
Sash, woven by the men and worn by the women as a belt (wukokwena). Warp-faced plain weave sash with warp floats, c. 1890s, made of 3-ply black, red and green s-spun wool. Composed of five vertical bands. Center red band with diamond-within-diamond pattern. Inner diamonds composed of stacked, stepped triangles. More stepped triangles in shape of half-diamond along edge of warp float. Outer edges are black separated from center band by green bands. Sides are a s woven, Warp ends have been twisted to create a fringe. Length: 319 cmn; Width: 7.5 cm; Depth: .2 cm. Thread count: Warp-- 19 ends/cm; Weft -- 5 ends/cm. Good condition, thoug quote faded. Also. some warp thread wear in float band.
Paper tag reads: "48-25-10/28434 b9:41:b"
Inventory Description
Sash, woven wool, indigo 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: 319 x 7.5 x 0.2 cm (125 9/16 x 2 15/16 x 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
45-25-10/28434
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Jesse Walter Fewkes
(1892)
Collector
Thomas V. Keam
(1892)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(May 5, 1945)
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45-25-10/28430 | Hopi sash |
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