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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 1996 Addison Doty.

Breechcloth

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 1996 Addison Doty.

Breechcloth

Date: 1996
Artist or Maker: Shawn Tafoya
Dimensions:
Textile, woven portion: 180.3 × 45.1 cm (71 × 17 3/4 in.)
Textile, including tassels: 199.4 cm (78 1/2 in.)
Medium: cotton, cloth | yarn
Credit Line: Indian Arts Research Center purchase for the permanent collection, 1996.
Object Number: SAR.1996-3-10
Not on view
DescriptionPueblo men's breechcloth on cotton cloth, with embroidered black twin triangle terraced designs with negative line patterns on the ends. Stripes of blue-red-blue run through the terrace designs. Black braids finish th edges with one black tassel in each corner.
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