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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.227.
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. 249.
Culture
Hopi
Dance Kilt
Datec. 1940
MediumCotton, wool
DimensionsOverall: 42 × 29 in. (106.7 × 73.7 cm)
Object numberT0433
Credit LineGift of Eugene V. and Clare E. Thaw
Photograph by Richard Walker
Label TextHopi men wore white kilts such as this at important dances and ceremonies. In most pueblo villages, the men excelled at weaving rather than women. Men wove the cotton kilts on vertical looms and then embroidered the borders and edgings with wool. The broad red and black borders have stepped elements that represent rain clouds, and the black edging along the bottom symbolizes rain. The white cotton of the kilt itself refers to clouds.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.227.
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. 249.
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