Dance aprons

Museum number:
2-72499a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm210272499a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.4116
Description:
natural wool, embroidered along bottom 34cm with geometric patterns and bands in black, navy, green and red. finished with 7.5cm fringe and red stitched border the length of each side. red yarn ties at each corner of apron top.
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
Eastern Arizona
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Context of use:
ceremonial dance regalia; native woven and commercial
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
a— length 96.5 centimeters, b— width 22.5 centimeters, b— length 96 centimeters, and a— width 22.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Dance aprons, accession number 2-72499a,b, described as natural wool, embroidered along bottom 34cm with geometric patterns and bands in black, navy, green and red. finished with 7.5cm fringe and red stitched border the length of each side. red yarn ties at each corner of apron top.

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