A Saltillo Sarape

Old Saltillo Road

  This sarape, woven in the Aggragate Period (1840-1900) is an example of wearing blankets popular in the post-Classic Period, where the style shifted from the poncho to the shoulder wrap.  The length is reduced about 20 inches in this style.  This sarape is distinctive because it is a round center lozenge rather than an aggragated diamond and because it incorporates a field  of flying birds woven using the "extra weft technique" to create this design element.  This weaving technique used to create designs is a trait of Native Americans in the southern parts of Mexico goes back into pre-Columbian times.   The round center diamond is composed of a French looking design made popular in the Maximillian Period (1862-187  There  is no damage to this sarape, no bleeding of dyes, no holes, and no fading od colors.

$3,500.00

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