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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; large brown fish and brown plant forms on white ground; seed beads strung on brown cotton warp elements and secured by a cotton weft (placed after each row of beads); warp elements folded over lengths of cotton �string� to start the weaving�braided continuous tie ends extend beyond the beading; at bottom of weaving, groups of four and five warp ends are gathered and passed through larger glass beads; two groups of warp ends extending beyond these larger beads pass through a single cowrie shell (with its top cut off) and are knotted to hold it in place.

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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: 6 9/16 in (with fringe) width: 18 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: 2007.92
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields

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