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Eugene and Clare Thaw Collection of American Indian Art
Dress
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| Object ID |
T0456 |
| Object Name |
Dress |
| Description |
Navajo womans' dress;
Medium/Materials: Wool, lac and cochineal dye;
Marks: Metal rimmed tag in black felt ink: "I.A.-14 Navajo woman's dress - half c.1870-1875 54 x 36"" [Tag is stored in the accession file.]; |
| Dimensions |
W-36 L-54 inches |
| Early Date |
1860 |
| Late Date |
1880 |
| Place of Origin |
Northern Arizona, AZ/NM, USA |
| People |
Navajo/ |
| Provenance |
(1) Gerald Peters. Santa Fe, New Mexico. #I.A.-1;
(2) Eugene V. Thaw 11/5/92.;
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| History |
Scholarly Attributions:
Whiteford Description - bet. 1993 & 1995 - "Half of a Navajo woman's traditional dress. Plain weave with natural black wool and raveled red yarn dyed with lac and/or cochineal. The angular terraced designs are old. Northern Arizona / New Mexico. ca.1860-1880 .." |
| Used |
Navajo |
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For access to this image, contact the Registrar, Fenimore Art Museum, (607) 547-1444.
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Last modified on: March 02, 2006
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