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Object Number 985-27-10/58874B
Display Title Woman's dress panel, two of two. Wool, central band of black.
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's dress panel, two of two. Wool, central band of black (native dye and yarn). Bands of blue (indigo, native yarn) and red (bayeta) stripes of varying sizes, narrower near the center band at top and bottom; with 985-27-10/58874a complete dress.
Inventory Description Dress panel, two of two pieces, orange and blue striped
Classification
  • Dress
Department Ethnographic
Date c.1830-1848
Culture
  • Classic Period (US Southwest)
  • Navajo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico?
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 117 x 81 cm (46 1/16 x 31 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/58874B
Provenance
Collector Governor Sterling Price
Dealer Andrew Dasburg (1927)
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1927 - 1985)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1927 - 1985)

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