History Culture Design & Technique How To Artists Convocation Glossary                    Home	Breechcloths Breechcloths are among the oldest of collected embroidered textiles. Two examples in the collection at SAR are shown here.      Pueblo Stitch      Types of Garments         Mantas         Breechcloths         Kilts         Dance Sashes      Yarns & Fabrics      Persistence      Spotlight: Evelyn Bird Quintana            These two breechcloths display the design vocabulary characteristic of Pueblo artistry for centuries. Another design feature, the use of regularly spaced vertical color changes to break up the overall design field, is typical of mantas and kilts both then and now. Many of the kilts depicted in the murals at Awatovi have similar designs. (IAF.T395) Enlarge (IAF.T395) Enlarge   (IAF.T93) Enlarge      Both of the SAR breechcloths are woven of handspun cotton and embroidered in handspun wool, using the twisted version of the Pueblo stitch. Indigo produces the blue, and a combination of indigo and rabbit brush yields the green. The substance that produces the rust-colored yarn is unknown, and the strong, clear red is raveled yarn from lac-dyed, machine-woven cloth. (IAF.T93) Enlarge Design
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