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cache-sexe (loin cloth)

20th Century

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States

Beaded loin cloth/cache sex; central horizontal band of yellow and red elongated diamonds outlined in dark blue; warp elements folded over a gathering of multiple strands of cotton thread; beads strung on doubled warp elements in groups of two; warp elements split and alternate sharing with adjacent warp pairs after each addition of two beads; at the end of beading warp elements gathered into groups and knotted; this gathering of warp ends passed through a drilled cowrie shell and knotted
~ 1 ½� from beading, thereby creating a short fringe; tie ends extending beyond beading randomly grouped and twisted�probably an unintentional phenomenon.

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  • Title: cache-sexe (loin cloth)
  • Date Created: 20th Century
  • Rights: No Known Rights Holder
  • Medium / Support: glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton thread
  • External Link: See this object at www.imamuseum.org
  • Dimensions: height: 9 7/8 in width: 15 5/8 in
  • Department: Textile and Fashion Arts
  • Credit Line: Gift of Dr. Steven Conant in honor of Dr. Barbara Herman and Ms. Ursula Kolmstetter
  • Accession Number: 2007.85
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

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