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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Mexican
Title:Serape
Date Made:19th century, after 1840
Type:Clothing
Materials:wool
Place Made:North America; Mexico; Coahuila; Saltillo
Measurements:Overall: 90 x 45.5 in; 228.6 x 17 15/16 cm
Accession Number:  AC 1955.712
Credit Line:Gift of the children of Dwight W. Morrow (Class of 1895) and Elizabeth C. Morrow
Museum Collection:  Mead Art Museum at Amherst College
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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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