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Sarape

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Tapestry-woven wool on a cotton warp. The serape is woven with stripes of arrowheads and stars in dark blue on a white ground. In the centre is a large diamond-shaped ornament, divided into four smaller diamonds, with a geometrical pattern in dark blue, red, white, and yellow. There is a border all around of dark blue, with a zig-zag pattern in lighter blue. At each end there is a wide border of biscuit-coloured knitted cotton, with a long fringe. The serape is made in two pieces, joined down the centre.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Tapestry-woven in wool on a cotton warp
Brief description
Tapestry woven wool; Mexico; 1800s.
Physical description
Tapestry-woven wool on a cotton warp. The serape is woven with stripes of arrowheads and stars in dark blue on a white ground. In the centre is a large diamond-shaped ornament, divided into four smaller diamonds, with a geometrical pattern in dark blue, red, white, and yellow. There is a border all around of dark blue, with a zig-zag pattern in lighter blue. At each end there is a wide border of biscuit-coloured knitted cotton, with a long fringe. The serape is made in two pieces, joined down the centre.
Dimensions
  • Including fringe length: 79in
  • Width: 44in
Credit line
Bequeathed by A. P. Maudslay
Object history
Registered File no. 2743/1931.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.18-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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