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P.740.69-1 - Blanket |
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Catalog Number: P.740.69-1
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| Object Name/Descriptor |
Blanket |
| Provenience |
North America, USA, Southwest |
| Culture/People/Style |
Hopi (Hopituh Shi-nu-mu) |
| Period |
c. 1944 |
| Date Collected |
1954 - 1964 |
| Date Accessioned |
April, 1969 |
| Material Type(s) |
Cloth
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| Length (cm) |
107 |
| Width (cm) |
108.3 |
| 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 mans 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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