Manta
Robe
| Object Number: | 29-138-2 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Pueblo Zuni |
| Provenience: | United States of America New Mexico |
| Culture Area: | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made: | ca. 1850 |
| Early Date: | 1825 |
| Late Date: | 1875 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Native Wool Cochineal Dye |
| Technique: | Handspun Embroidered |
| Length: | 137.16 cm |
| Width: | 129.54 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Mrs. E.G. Woolworth, 1924 |
Description
All wool. Native dyes. Diagonal twill weave with diamond twill ends. Black with embroidery in red near ends and a narrow line bordering entire blanket.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| American Indian Life 1776-1976 ( Dec 1976 - 1978) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Wheat, Joe B. 1984. The Gift of Spiderwoman. Southwestern Textiles. The Navajo Tradition.. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 25 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Book] 1976. American Indian Life: 1776-1976.. Philadelphia. The University Museum. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: 13 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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