Woman's Headband
Date:
1890s
Medium:
Treadle headribbon-loomed, two-faced twill, basket and tapestry weaves, one piece, cut warps at 2 end selvedges tied, 14 in. tassels attached to both ends.
Weft ppi 151, ppc 60
Cotton handspun: singles, white, hand dyed red, green, dark blue; 2 singles, white, hand dyed red, green; silk floss: yellow, purple, royal blue.
Warp epi 25, epc 11
Cotton commercially spun, 3 singles, white.
Tassels: silk floss, yellow, purple, turquoise, magenta, red, white, gold. Wilk handspun, 2-ply singles, white, gold yellow, medium blue, magenta.
Dimensions:
3.5 × 287 cm (1 3/8 inches × 113 inches)
Credit Line:
Gift of Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Object number:
1903.03.078
Headband with weft bands of various colors. Eccentric wefts create bands of various geometric and animal (rabbit, swan) designs.
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