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Woman's Garment (gavacha)

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Woman's Garment (gavacha)

Date: 1900-1902
Medium: Treadle-loomed, weft predominant plain and twill weaves, 3 pieces, edge trimmed with commercial cloth, commercial cloth pocket inside of skirt, opening in front, gathers at waist, head hole cut out, ruffled cotton neckpiece, open in back, top half of garment fastened with brass hooks and eyes. Weft ppi 40, ppc 20 cotton handspun, singles, white, hand dyed red, dark blue, yellow green; Jaspe: white and dark blue. Warp epi 45, epc 18 Cotton handspun: singles, hand dyed red; 2 singles, hand dyed red.
Dimensions: 88.9 × 125.7 cm (35 inches × 49 1/2 inches)
Credit Line: Gift of Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Object number: 1903.03.185
Cut-and-sew garment with weft stripes, Jaspe, cross-cut with plain weave solid weft stripes, creates various geometric designs.
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