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Catalog Number

CAS 0506-0006   CAS 0506-0006; Blanket
Category Textiles
Object Name Blanket
Culture Spanish-American
Global Region Mexico & Central America
Country Mexico
State/Prov./Dist. Oaxaca
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1860-1870
Collection Name N/A
Materials Handspun wool warp; Handspun natural and vegetal-dyed wool weft
Description Saltillo-style blanket woven in plain tapestry technique in two pieces and sewn together down the center; Each half has two multi-ply warps along both sides and single-ply warps elsewhere; Large central composite diamond in colors of dark blue, crimson, and white on a white field filled with an open lattice network of diamonds is flanked at either end by plain horizontal bands in light and dark blue, crimson, white, and yellow, and one band at each end with more complex pattern of small serrated diamonds in the same colors.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 210.0, Length = ca. 144.0