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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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