Kilt

38753

From: Arizona | Shipaulovi

Curatorial Section: American

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Object Number 38753
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Hopi
Provenience Arizona | Shipaulovi
Culture Area Southwest Culture Area
Section American
Materials Cotton
Technique Embroidered
Description

Hopi dance kilt. White ground with a band of black finger weaving at the bottom with small, black squares. The sides have embroidered geometric designs in black, green, white and red. Twisted, white and black threads create tassels at each corner.

Length 89 cm
Width 49 cm
Credit Line Wanamaker Expedition to the Southwest, R. Stewart Culin, 1901

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