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1948.12.31

'Rain' sash of braided beige cotton with long fringe.

1948.12.31

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Collection type
Object
Description
'Rain' sash of braided beige cotton with long fringe.
Cultural groups
Hopi
Person
Field collector C.W. Douglas
PRM source Denver Art Museum
PRM source Frederic Huntington Douglas
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1948
Date collected
By 1948
Acquisition information
Exchanged: 1948
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Plaited, Process Sprang Plaited, Process Woven
Dimensions
Width: max 115 mm, Length: max 2279 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1948.12.31
Research and responses

Related Documents File - i) From Denver Art Museum records: 'RHc-19-G . . . Gift from C. W. Douglas.' ii) Correspondence between Beatrice Blackwood and Frederick H. Douglas [Curator, Denver Art Museum] concerning the exchange of specimens. iii) List of specimens offered by the Denver Art Museum in exchange; list of ethnological specimens to be sent to Denver Art Museum in exchange for American Indian specimens. vi) List of objects sent to Pitt Rivers Museum in exchange, 9 October, 1948. iii) Summary of Objects for Exchange with Denver Art Museum.

This kind of sash is given to the bride, along with two white mantas, by the groom during the wedding ceremony. The groom's family is traditionally responsible for weaving these items. LM. Denver No. RHo-19-P.

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