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Late classic sarape
Date:	Circa 1860-1865

“This is not really symmetrical, not uniform, but I love the squares. The weaver’s decision to go against the norm and weave huge squares was gutsy. For me, it brings to mind the rebellion of punk rock and teenage angst.” —Sierra Ornelas

“This piece is just not me. The diamonds at each end just don’t go with all these squares. I think you just have to separate out such designs.” —Barbara Ornelas

“Here we see four different reds from 3-ply commercial yarns and from imported cloth that was unraveled. All were dyed in Europe with crushed cochineal insects; chemicals called mordants were added to create different shades. We know this was woven in the 1860s because these particular yarns were replaced with other types in the late 1860s.” —Ann Hedlund

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Tapestry weave, interlocked joins

1.28 x 1.955 m; Tassels 0.070 m
76.969 x 50.394 in.; Tassels 2.756 in.

Catalog No. E-2853

ASM purchase from E. E. Ellwood, 1955.

Function	Fiber	Type	Ply-Spin-Twist			Color	Dye	Count *
Warp	Wool	Saxony	3	z	S	White	None	11
Weft	Wool	Raveled	2	Z	--	Light	Red C Cochineal, Tested 2004	66
Weft	Wool	Raveled	2	Z	--	Brt	Red D Cochineal, Tested 2004	66
Weft	Wool	Saxony	3	z	S	White	None	51
Weft	Wool	Saxony	3	Z	--	Lt Green	Vegetal	66
Weft	Wool	Saxony	3	Z	--	Lt Yellow	Vegetal	66
Weft	Wool	Saxony	3	Z	--	Pink	B Cochineal, Tested 2004	71
Weft	Wool	Raveled	3	Z	--	Brt Pink	E Cochineal, Tested 2004	--
Weft	Wool	Raveled	2-3	Z	--	Maroon	A Cochineal, Tested 2004	71
Weft	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	White+Gray	None	46
Weft	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	Dk Blue	Indigo	61
Ecord	Wool	Saxony	3(3	z	S)Z	Pink	F Cochineal, Tested 2004	2
* threads/inch