Sarape
NA9274
From: Mexico (Central America) | Coahuila | Saltillo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA9274 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Coahuilteca | Tlaxcala |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Coahuila | Saltillo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Date Made | 1775-1800 |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Homespun Wool | Natural Dye |
| Technique | Handspun | Woven | Dyed |
| Description | Rectangular serape made of two pieces joined lengthwise. The center design is a large diamond made of concentric diamonds with zigzag edges and smaller diamonds made of dots. The field has lengthwise bands of tight zigzags. The borders have diamond patterns made from zigzags of white dots. White, light red, dark red, brown, black, and green are used throughout. Fringe evident at both ends but damaged. |
| Length | 203 cm |
| Width | 126 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of C. M. P. Herring, 1921 |
Report problems and issues to digitalmedia@pennmuseum.org.