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Object Number
985-27-10/58896
Display Title
White cotton manta, embroidered
Descriptions
Object Description
White cotton manta: cotton band of dark brown wool embroidered top and bottom with triangles and butterflies, diamonds, other elements embroidered in yellow, red, light green wool. 155 x 177 cm. Additional object description notes under conservation, dimensions at facing left side 132 cm and 150 cm with fringed tassel and 155 cm on facing right side with fringed tassel; 175 cm at lower edge and 178 cm at upper edge.
Inventory Description
Blanket or shawl, white embroidered at edges
Classification
- Blanket
Department
Ethnographic
Date
c.1860-1880
Culture
- Zuni?
- Pueblo?
- Classic Period (US Southwest)
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Mexico
Materials
Wool, Cotton
Dimensions
Overall: 155 x 177 cm (61 x 69 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-27-10/58896
Provenance
Collector
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1920's - 1930's - 1985)
Donor
William H. Claflin, Jr.
(1985)
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