Vintage 1950s Albuquerque NM Skirt & Top Hand Printed Nizonih Studio Bird Design
This is a very unusual set. A Native American bird design in black and gold is hand printed on the skirt and top. This is very striking against the dark pink of the fabric. There is nothing else like this online. I did a very thorough search!
The top has a talon side zipper. It measures 18” from armpit to armpit. The waist is 30”. The length measured from the top of the shoulder is 20”. You can see in photo #6 that in the back the base of the V needs a stitched reinforcement.
The skirt is a circle skirt. The waist is 22”-24” depending where you place the hooks. You can see in photo #8 that there is no place for the hooks to hook into…those pieces are missing. You can see in photo #8 that there is a small hole next to the bobby pin.
I bought this at store that had it displayed on a form. They had used a safety pin to close the skirt. They had pinned the skirt very tightly closed. The stress of that had caused the hole.
You can see in photo #7 that the back opening closes with one snap. Photo #8 shows it unsnapped. One could close the opening with a large piece of elastic which would enlarge the waist size of the skirt. The skirt is 28” long.
This set is a true collector’s item!
I welcome all questions and requests for more photos.