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Object Number 985-27-10/58888
Display Title Woman's fancy manta, rose-red diagonal twill central panel with borders
Descriptions
Object Description Woman's fancy manta. Wool, rose-red diagonal twill central panel with borders of dark blue key (meander) pattern on red, then wide dark blue diamond twill band top and bottom. 92.5 x 139 cm.
Inventory Description Shawl, red, blue, and orange
Classification
  • Shawl
Department Ethnographic
Date c. 1865-1875
Culture
  • Zuni?
  • Navajo
  • Late Classic Period (US Southwest)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico?
North America / United States / Arizona?
Materials Wool
Dimensions Overall: 92.5 x 139 cm (36 7/16 x 54 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 985-27-10/58888 / 34510
Provenance
Collector William H. Claflin, Jr. (1930)
Collector William Radcliff Morris (1878-1893 - 1930)
Donor William H. Claflin, Jr. (1985)

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