DepartmentTextiles-Latin America
Saltillo Type Sarape
NameSaltillo Type Sarape
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Datepre 1865
Place madeDistrito Federal, Mexico, North America
MediumWool, cotton
Dimensions86 1/4 x 51 9/16 in. (219 x 131 cm)
Credit LineIFAF Collection
Object numberFA.1970.37.15
DescriptionHand spun 2 ply cotton warps. Two shades of cochineal, vegetal green, yellow, purple. Single ply wefts. Unusual because white field has serrated elements around a central element = four losenges grouped together to form one large diamond.
1855 - 1870
ca. 1800
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c. 1890
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