Heavily embroidered borders in red geometric designs; some touches of green. Raveled crimson dyed with lac (fide Joe Ben Wheat).
Donor:
Estate of Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
California; San Diego; Coronado
Culture or time period:
Hopi
Collector:
Hopkins & Cox Curio Bazaar
Collection date:
September 20, 1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dresses (garments)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment)
Accession date:
1920
Context of use:
Woman's dress.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 41 inches and length 56 inches
Comment:
Native name: "manta". Photo: 15-9873. Published: Illus: Mera, "Pueblo Indian Embroidery", Pl. 19, top. Remarks: see Roediger, "Ceremonial Costumes of the Pueblo Indians", pp. 121, 122. See Joe Ben Wheat letter in accession envelope. Pre-1860.
Loans:
S1973-1974 #39: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 27, 1973–January 8, 1974) and S1976-1977 #44: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley) (February 1, 1977–February 2, 1977)