| Description |
Wall hanging made in form of half of a traditional dance sash, featuring Pueblo brocade in dark green, red, lilac, and black on rectangular piece of hand-woven warp-faced white cotton cloth; Designs are woven in bands of solid color, with each band incorporating negative white designs accomplished by passing the embroidery yarns over or under select numbers of foundation warps; Designs include rain and cloud symbols; At top edge, the base fabric is folded over and stitched to form a sleeve through which a wooden hanging rod passes; At bottom edge, paired plied warps are replied together and left as long fringe. This wall hanging was awarded a first place ribbon in its class in 1986 at the 65th Annual Santa Fe Indian Market, judged by Kate Peck Kent and Bruce Bernstein. [Artist’s copy of ribbon is in accession file.] |
