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Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Dress

Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2015 School for Advanced Research.

Dress

Date: in or before 1964
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
Back of neck to hem: 121.9 cm (48 in.)
Medium: cotton
Credit Line: Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel A. Owings Collection, 1964.
Place Made:
Valencia County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.M587
Not on view
DescriptionDress, dark pink solid color "broadcloth" cotton fabric; front opening with two buttons, fold-down straight collar; 3/4 length sleeves with pleated portion trimmed at edge with cerise ricrac; skirt pleated onto yoke, trimmed at hem with edging of cerise ricrac.
Tribal Collection Review RemarksAccording to the participants in the Acoma collection review visit May 22-24, 2018 (Events Record “Collection Review: Acoma Pueblo Review 11”): This dress is made in an older style of sewing. The ends of sections sewn to be hidden. Not many dress makers at Acoma sew in this style
In Collection(s)
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