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Object Number
54-55-10/34557
Display Title
Serape, banded layout
Descriptions
Object Description
Serape, banded layout. Warp of commercial twine. Cream background divided by stripes of blue bordered by deep rose stripes; central cream band with stepped zig-zag in blue and deep red; above and below, bands with blue stepped diamonds containing cream cross with red center on band of cream and red stripes; stepped blue and red triangles on stripes at each end.
Inventory Description
Shawl, striped
Classification
- Shawl
Department
Ethnographic
Date
1870-1880
Culture
- Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
- Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
Materials
Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 134 x 95 cm (52 3/4 x 37 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
54-55-10/34557
Provenance
Collector
Amelia Elizabeth White
(1920-1929)
Donor
Dr. William White Howells
(1954)
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