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F.P.4.86-10 - Shawl
Catalog Number: F.P.4.86-10
Object Name/Descriptor Shawl
Provenience North America, USA, Arizona
Culture/People/Style Hopi (Hopituh Shi-nu-mu)
Period c. 1900
Date Collected June, 1972
Date Accessioned December, 1985
Material Type(s) Cloth - Cotton
Cloth - Yarn
Length (cm) 93.5
Width (cm) 91.5
Diameter (cm) 106.05
Other Information Associated Text from the Native American Hall (1992-2006):

Pueblo Textiles
Valued textiles are traditionally stored and displayed on suspended wooden bars. From closest to furthest away, these bars display textiles from the middle of the nineteenth century, from around the turn of the century, and from the middle of the twentieth century. The Hopi loom next door, with its partially finished man’s plaid wearing blanket, dates from 1981. The striking similarity of pieces from different periods demonstrates the conservative nature of Pueblo textile arts.
Garments like these are not found in the everyday wardrobes of contemporary Pueblo peoples, who wear store-bought clothes in their daily lives. Pueblo weavers continue to weave traditional textiles because they are needed for a variety of religious and ceremonial purposes.
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