Saltillo serape, Medium: two-ply machine spun undyed cotton (warp); handspun undyed wool (brown and white), handspun indigo-dyed wool, handspun synthetic-dyed wool (weft) Technique: weft-faced dovetail tapestry weave, Late Classic Saltillo serape with a brown field and a central aggregate diamond. Brown field has a repeating red dot pattern with a white wavy dot stripe on either side. Warp ends have multicolored stripes and short off-white fringe. Side borders are stacked, variegated rhombuses in red, purple, yellow-green, dark blue, and light blue., northern Mexico, ca. 1880, woven textiles

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