Donor: Estate of Vernon DeMars / Culture or time period: Southwestern Native American - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bowl, accession number 2-72237, described as Black ware, melon pot. Small, broad bellied with flat base, diagonal ridges around the entire body to create the effect of a melon of squash, wide mouth with slightly upright rim.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin bank, accession number 2-72234, described as Red clay bank in shape of a duck. Partially covered with black slip with white spots. End of tail is broken. slit in top. contains a 1941 Lincoln cent. Eye, nose, head feathers black.

Hearst Museum object titled Leggings, accession number 2-72225a,b, described as cotton flannel leggings dyed yellow and green with long fringes on outer side of each leg. adjacent to leg fringes, on front side is a band of quill embroidery - red/white/purple applied to flannel. leggings zip closed from ankle to hip which allows them to be close fitting.

Hearst Museum object titled Pottery jar, accession number 2-72233, described as blackware jar, wide bellied with recessed shoulder, long neck and outward rolling rim, undecorated.

Hearst Museum object titled Pottery vase, accession number 2-72235, described as black ware wedding vase; round bodies with twin pouring spouts, bridged by a strap handle. undecorated.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 2-72221, described as white cotton wedding sash. crocheted or braided plain body with 12 balls and very long fringes at each end.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 2-72223, described as woven wool and cotton sash; red, dark green, ecru with long warp fringes at each end. sash has a narrow border of ecru on each side, a 1cm red band, a 1/2cm dark green band, a 1cm red band and a 4.0cm decorated band of ecru and red at center. decoration is stripes and geometric.

Hearst Museum object titled Sash, accession number 2-72222, described as embroidered sash from Hopi outfit. 2 parts stitched together. off-white background outlined in red. sash ends fringed. identical embroidered designs at each end. design in black, green, red, blue. design of colored bars containing diamonds (2) with off white triangles.

Hearst Museum object titled Shirt, accession number 2-72227, described as Cotton flannel shirt. camel colored, fringed man's shirt. bound neckline and cuffs. long fringes down the outside of each arm, from shoulders to mid chest and a 'V' shaped bib attached at neck (front and black). inside 'V' is decorated with paint orange and blue on one side; magenta, yellow and blue on the other. each sleeve is decorated with 7 narrow green, horizontal stripes. tails are cut to resemble a deer skin. shirt closes with a variety of closure mechanisms (snaps, velcro, safety pins [removed as were rusting] across the right shoulder and down the right side seam.