Culture/People:

Acoma Pueblo; possibly modified by collected from the Diné (Navajo)  Search this

Previous owner:

William M. Fitzhugh (William MacPherson Fitzhugh), Non-Indian, 1853-1929  Search this

Seller:

Estate of William M. Fitzhugh  Search this

Object Name:

Woman's manta/dress

Media/Materials:

Wool yarn, commercially produced germantown wool yarn, synthetic dye/dyes

Techniques:

Dyed, woven, twill-woven

Dimensions:

125.2 x 135.5 cm

Object Type:

Clothing/Garments

Place:

Acoma Pueblo, Acoma Reservation; Cibola County; New Mexico; USA

Date created:

1850-1860 (original Acoma manta); Navajo modifications probably circa 1880

Collection History:

Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of William M. Fitzhugh (1853-1929, a San Francisco collector); purchased by MAI from the estate of William M. Fitzhugh in 1936.

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Catalog Number:

19/3019

Barcode:

193019.000

See related items:

Acoma Pueblo

Diné (Navajo)

Clothing/Garments

Data Source:

National Museum of the American Indian

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69c7f0e0e-df23-4803-9534-f774b1ecba61

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:NMAI_206344