Oversize Anthropology Box 1

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Catalog # Name Description
1 1968.10.35 Shirt Country cloth dyed by natives. Only the sewing machine thread used in making the garment is English. Color: OR, BK
2 1968.10.39 Shirt "Sierra Leone Police" garet cloth shirt. Bluish-brownish green, batik dyed with above lettered design in circular pattern. Color: GR
3 1972.29.2.2 Blouse Top 3 1/2" back and front and short, puffed sleeves of white with lavendar printed plant design, except for narrow top tip around neck and across shoulders (yoke), which is cotton-lavender, red, yellow, and black bands, and sleeve bottom which is black cotton with red rick -ack stitched on by machine. Major portion of blouse front and back consists of cut-out designs in cotton revealing contrasting color beneath. White and pink rick-rack included in design on back, white and blue in front. Top color red; others orange, yellow, green, blue, violet, black. 1-inch band of printed, striped heavy cotton (muslin?) around bottom of blouse; colors pink, medium blue, chartreuse, and white. White drawstring through purple cotton band around neck opening. Color: RD,PR,OR
4 1973.40.1.2 Textile Woven. Turkmen tribe geometric pattern. Color: BL,RD,YL,WH
5 1973.57 Rug, prayer Portrait of "Ferdosi", an ancient poet. Carpet is trimmed with fringe around rop and bottom. Border made of natural color yarn. Woven pattern border around picture varies in size; approx. 2 1/2" around top and both sides and 2" around bottom. "Ferdosi" is clad in brown cloak and white and grey flowing turban wrapped around head and left shoulder. Figure has black beard and various colors woven in for facial features. Dark and light greens make up background for poet, in which his name is written in brown letters. The weaver did such a neat job the carpet is reversible, turning the figure the opposite way. "Ferdosi" is woven facing the right.
6 1988.21.37 Blouse Large piece of fabric folded and sewn with space at top for armholes. Slit in center for head. Five bands of horizontal designs of birds, people, and geometric designs. 5 1/2'' gray gand at bottom. Predominant color is red with orange, blue, yellow, white, black designs. Five rows of dots between gray band and horizontal rows of designs. Color: RD,GY,OR
7 1992.33.3.2 Mitt, bath Color: ML
8 1992.33.3.3 Mitt, bath Color: ML
9 1992.33.3.4 Mitt, bath Striped.
10 1993.21.10 Shawl Embroidery on woven ground fabric; 2 loom-width pieces of ground fabric joined in center by "randa" embroidery of simple blanket stitch; blocks of zig-zag pattern at either side of center seam, at outer left & right center, top & bottom centers; rows of diamond pattern fill in spaces between zig-zag blocks; 6" unembroidered edge at top & bottom. Long tassel attached at each corner. Red with black fabric; multi-colored embroidery. Color: RD,BK,ML
11 1993.21.7 Textile Unfinished pant leg for man's pants. Cotton fabric with embroidery thread. Two piece of vertically purple and white striped fabric sewn together to create center seam; lower 14" heavily embroidered with 6 rows of birds alternating with border pattern; 4 rows have 8 birds, 2 rows have 7, total of 46. Machine edged, hand embroidered. Color: PR,WH,BL
12 1993.21.8.1 Ornament, hair Cotton yarns woven into strip, cotton yarn embroidery. Designs show puma, owl, woman, corn plant, deer, bird, fish on line, man, and two unknown designs. Fringed. Blue with black and white. Color: BL,BK,WH
13 1993.21.8.2 Ornament, hair Woven ground fabric with cotton embroidery yarn. Designs include corn plant, bird, owl, flower, woman, fish, and bird, plus some unknown motifs. The top has longer fringe than the bottom. Color: BL,BK
14 1993.21.8.3 Ornament, hair Woven cotton ground fabric with cotton embroidery yarn. Blue with black. Designs include 2 deer, 2 birds with varied striping. Brown, gold, with multi-color end. Color: BR,YL
15 1993.21.8.4 Ornament, hair Woven cotton ground fabric with cotton embroidery yarn. Orange with multi-color. Designs include birds, flowers, corn plant. Color: OR,BL,WH
16 1993.21.8.5 Ornament, hair Wool yarn, cotton thread. Band of geometric multicolored pattern each end has 4 colored pompoms with 3 loops and fringes attached. Color: BL,YL,WH
17 1993.21.9 Textile Woven; with embroidery. 2 loom width pieces of ground fabric joined in center by "randa" embroidery of simple blanket stitch; geometrical diamond border design at top and bottom with 5 rows of geometric-stylized flowers alternating with stylized animals (birds, chickens, unknown & horses). Linen ground fabric with linen thread embroidery. Red with blue and green fabric. Rows of quetzal birds with alternating rows of stylized flowers. Vertical stripe borders on each side. Color: RD,PR,GR
18 1995.32.1 Skirt Ankle length, multicolored plaid. 9 1/2" green zipper in back with one holding clasp at waist. V-shaped waist band 4" thick, pleated. Skirt would fit striaght along body. Color: GR,PR,BL
19 1995.34.1 Skirt Pink, green and yellow material make up most of garment, purple fabric approx. 44" used to tie together. The fabric has been batiked, then covered with tiny patchwork diamonds, and finally covered in cross stitch. It is a very full skirt with thin pleats all around. Color: PK,YL,BK,WH,GR
20 1999.5.32.4 Petticoat Two parts. a. White background with large (approximately 4") purple & pink flowers all over with green leaves and yekllow centers. Black piping all along the bottom of the skirt. b. Drawsting. Handf-woven cotton, frayed at both ends. Striped of peach, white, green and purple. Color: WH,BK,YL,GR,PR,
21 2010.17.143 Blanket, Saddle Saddle blanket for covering either a horse or camel saddle, made of dyed wool, slit at front of blanket to fit over the saddle's handle, in center of blanket there are 4 circular designs with a flower design in each, 2 half circle designs toward the back, center design is surrounded by BL diamonds, triangles, and stripes surrounded by black borders, BR, BL, and OR fringe, Opposite side RD replaces BR Color: BR BL BK OR RD
22 2010.17.23 Rug small rug from Morocco, with triangles, hooded crossbars or X's and braided diamond designs, 10 horizontal stripes Color: BR,BG,RD,OR,BL
23 2010.17.37 Scarf geometric patterned with small tufts of cotton at the ends, large headscarf also known as the keffiya or ghutra Color: BLK, WHT
24 2010.17.95 Front, dress Embroidered floral designs with beads and pompoms etc on dress yoke. Color: PK,YL,BL
25 2010.17.96 Dress, front Afghani dress front, black piece of fabric with embroidery on top, yellow mirrors embroidered on blue piece of fabric overlapping the black piece. Blue greeen red/oragne, around the central motif is a string of diamonds (shape) in various colors that encircle the center which is flanked also on either side with more mirrors encased in bars, all handmade embroidery on black background or under piece
26 2010.17.97 Dress, front Afghani dress front. Front is red with white embroidered zigzag pattern, squares with triangle shapes outlining the edges, a central square with silver embroidery surrounding a mirror, brown edges, back reveals a second favric under the red, used for embroidery. Color: RD, BR, SL,
27 UNIM1986.14.1982.3.13 Fabric Native American handweaving; blanket smaple. Sketch on catalog sheet. Color: BL/GY, ML
28 UNIM1986.14.1985.5.28 Suit Shantung. a. - c. Jacket with belt, skirt. Dressmaker; fabric bought in Bangkok. Color: GR