Serape

NameSerape

Artist Artist Not Recorded

Date1840 - 1860

Place madeNew Mexico, United States, North America

MediumWool

Dimensions84 1/4 × 42 15/16 in. (214 × 109 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, museum purchase, A.1964.76.1

Object numberA.1964.76.1

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DescriptionMade in two widths. Tightly twisted warps and wefts. Wide white bands with small dashes forming lozenges between lines, of dark natural brown, indigo and cochineal. A simple but typical pattern copied (probably) from Oaxaca.

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