Saltillo Sarape

Old Saltillo Road

  A very rare type of Late Classic Period Saltillo Sarape ca: 1820-40, exhibiting a natural dark brown wool field with  complex geometric floral center lozenge and border designs using multiple colors of cochineal dyes, vegetal purple and yellow over indigo dyed warps.  Attributed to being collected by Frances Powers at the Powers Trading Post in San Luis Potosi, Mexico.  The name of the person who commissioned its weaving is woven into the end of the field.  Only approximately 30 of this type are documented world wide.  Native handspun wool weft and warp.

  Some very small professionally done restorations are visible on this very clean, bright, and undamaged 200 year old sarape.

$14,000.00

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