A NAVAJO CHILD'S DRESS. . c. 1875. ...

Description

A NAVAJO CHILD'S DRESS

c. 1875
composed of two panels, each finely woven of native handspun wool in natural dark brown, indigo blue and green, and raveled American flannel dyed with aniline red, the solid center flanked top and bottom by narrow horizontal bands and rows of terraced triangles
"A traditional Navajo dress, the biil, is made of two identical panels sewn together at both shoulders and sides, and is worn with a belt. This two-piece style of clothing dates to circa 1750 and was worn by Navajo women until after their release from the internment camp known as Bosque Redondo. After 1868, Navajo women's dress styles went through a transition. Responding to prolonged contact with Euro-American dress styles, Navajo women began adopting long calico and velveteen skirts and blouses. By 1900, only the elderly and most traditional women continued to wear the biil, Whitaker, Kathleen, Southwest Textiles, Weavings of the Navajo and Pueblo, U. of Washington Press, Seattle, 2002, p. 54.
Dimensions: 36 ½ x 22 inches each


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