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Object Number
985-27-10/59122
Display Title
Antelope Priest's dance sash (Mochapmun Kwewa)
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Mochapmun kwewa.
Object Description
Antelope Priest's dance sash (mochapmun kwewa). Broacaded sash made from 2 panels of homespun white cotton cloth sewn together w/ wool. Fringe on either side where panels are sewn together. Trimmed w/ red fringe. Wool design in black, blue, red, green & teal.
Inventory Description
Sash, woven wht cotton w/fringe, red, grn, blk and bl embroidered yarn geo motif
Classification
- Sash
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Hopi
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
Materials
Cotton, Wool
Dimensions
Overall: 220 x 25.8 cm (86 5/8 x 10 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/59122
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(08/01/1912)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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