Serape
NA5875
From: Mexico (Central America) | Coahuila | Saltillo
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | NA5875 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Coahuila | Tlaxcala |
| Provenience | Mexico (Central America) | Coahuila | Saltillo |
| Culture Area | Southwest Culture Area |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wool |
| Description | Rectangular serape made of two pieces joined lengthwise. The center design is a large diamond made of four smaller diamonds, each with zigzag edges and smaller, concentric diamonds within. The field has lengthwise bands of tight zigzags and V shapes. The borders have zigzags. Multiple weft stripes and damaged fringe at both ends. Yellow, green, black, orange, blue, light red, and dark red are used throughout. |
| Length | 181 cm |
| Width | 107 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. G. Worth, 1917 |
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