Description: Woven serape with border of small rose diamonds within linked dark blue diamonds. Narrow ends have long black fringe. In center, serrated radiating diamonds with small contrastings diamonds in the wider bands. Norrow bands in solid rose or red, the outer edge of motif outlined in white. In the field, overall narrow bands of small diamonds, alternating with zigzags in rose, white, purple, yeloow with red and blue dominant. Illust. Casa Manana; Exhib. AFA, Mexican Art, 1930-31, #96; F. Poor, on Saltillo serapes, p. 32.
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