Photograph by Addison Doty. Copyright 2010 School for Advanced Research.
Belt | e'ninne
Date: late 1800s
Artist or Maker: Unknown
Dimensions:
274.3 × 8.9 cm (108 × 3 1/2 in.)
Medium: wool | cotton | dyes
Credit Line: Indian Arts Fund purchase for the permanent collection, 1929.
Place Made:
Zuni Pueblo, McKinley County, New Mexico, Southwest, United States, North America
Object Number: IAF.T86
Not on view
Tribal Collection Review RemarksOctavius Seowtewa during collection review visit Nov. 16 and 17, 2009 (see Events Record “Collection Review: Zuni Tribe, Review 3”): This type of belt was used by many pueblos and can be said to be of a “pan-Pueblo” design. It was an item of daily use, used by Pueblo women as a tie around the waist over the mantas that were used as dresses in the past. This item is still used in the same manner today, though it is no longer a part of everyday dress. The catalog number tag on this belt is sewn to the front side and should be moved to the back side.
In Collection(s)
Bibliography:
Pueblo Indian Textiles
- Pg. 79, 88
- Fig. Plate 21, Fig 73
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