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One panel of a woman's two-piece classic dress
Native American, Diné [Navajo]
1850–70
Object Place: Southwest, North America
Medium/Technique
Wool tapestry weave with interlock joins
Dimensions
137.5 x 93 cm (54 1/8 x 36 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number02.71
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionMain field is black; on each end a deep band of red (bayeta) with dentated edges; running through these are dark blue zigzag lines made up of blocks; narrower blue, green and red bands; dark-blue tassels on corners.
Provenance1902, gift of Denman Waldo Ross (b. 1853 - d. 1935), Cambridge, MA, to the MFA. (Accession Date: May 10, 1902)