DepartmentTextiles-Hispano

Floating Saltillo

NameRug or wall hanging

Artist or maker Irvin L. Trujillo (born 1954)

Collective/Group NEA National Heritage Fellow

CultureHispanic-American; Hispano, Hispanic

Date2009

Place madeChimayo, New Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWool (merino), silk

DimensionsOverall: 83 1/16 x 51 3/16 in. (211 x 130 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase

Object numberA.2009.48.1

Collections

NEA National Heritage Fellows

DescriptionSaltillo style rug with red ground and white fringe. Woven with a border of large serrated reverse S shapes bordered by a black zigzag band with points inset with diamonds at the ends. In the center floats a large oval inset with a long, narrow diamond, large black and white striped diamonds (i.e., between the central oval and ends). White forms and bird-like silhouettes as well as other black and white serrated zigzags enliven the ground between and around the large central ornaments.