Early Hopi Indigo Bordered Manta, c.1890-1900

Item: HOR5344
Material: Handspun wool with hand dyed indigo
Size: 38" x 51"
Period: Historic
Origin: Hopi Pueblo

This is an antique Hopi woman’s manta, woven entirely in handspun wool with a diagonal twill field in natural dark brown, and horizontal borders of diamond twill in indigo blue. Dating from the 1890’s, this is a spectacular historic textile from the American Southwest. 38" x 51"

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