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ProvenanceGerald Peters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.231.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 241.
Culture
Zuni or Acoma
Manta
Date1860-1880
DimensionsOverall: 44 × 56 in. (111.8 × 142.2 cm)
Object numberT0425
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextSheep became available early in the seventeenth century and Pueblo weavers made blankets from the new wool as well as from cotton on traditional upright looms. Mantas, a Spanish word for blanket or wrap, were worn either as a dress or as a shawl. The undulating design embroidered with deep indigo blue wool thread at top and bottom border represents water or waves and the stacked diamonds represent clouds. In the parched southwest water is a significant ceremonial symbol. The dark blue indigo embroidery around the edge of black mantas is an extremely subtle aesthetic. Men were the traditional weaves of Pueblo textiles as opposed to Navajo textiles which women produced.ProvenanceGerald Peters, Santa Fe, New Mexico
BibliographyVincent, Gilbert et al. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2000, p.231.
Fognell, Eva and Alexander Brier Marr, eds. Art of the North American Indians: The Thaw Collection at the Fenimore Art Museum, 2nd ed. Cooperstown, New York: Fenimore Art Museum, 2016, p. 241.
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