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One panel from a woman's two-piece classic dress

Native American, Diné [Navajo]
1840–60
Object Place: Southwest, North America

Medium/Technique Wool tapestry weave with interlock joins
Dimensions Overall: 102.2 x 69.2 cm (40 1/4 x 27 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number16.315
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTextiles

DescriptionBlack wool ground, with red, blue, and black bands with straight and scalloped edges across the ends. Two undulating lines with zigzag edges on the widest red band.
ProvenanceCollection of Denman Waldo Ross; gift to the MFA, October 5, 1916