Top and bottom third red wool with blue terraced designs; center third solid black. Spier thinks this is Mexican make.
Donor:
Estate of Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Southwestern United States
Verbatim coll. place:
Southwest
Culture or time period:
Navajo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
Before 1920
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dresses (garments)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1920
Context of use:
Worn by woman.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 32 inches and length 46 inches
Loans:
S1973-1974 #39: Palo Alto Cultural Center (November 27, 1973–January 8, 1974), S1980-1981 #58: University of California, Davis (April 3, 1981–September 12, 1981), and S1981-1982 #57: Department of Anthropology (CSU Chico) (April 5, 1982–February 24, 1983)