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String Dress

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Description: A string dress typical of those worn by young Sinagua girls. The dress is made from cotton and yucca with a waist band/belt made of approximately 32 Z-spun, S-twist, 2-ply strands of dark brown cotton and fringe made as a separate construction.

Dimensions: 34 x 15 x 1.5 cm.

Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).

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Dan Boone/Ryan Belnap, Bilby Research Center, Northern Arizona University
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