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Late classic sarape
Date:	Circa 1870-1880

“I love those crosses! They are very appealing designs.” —Barbara Ornelas

“It looks like every motif on this rug could be taken off and touched, and then put back on the rug. It is so cute!” —Sierra Ornelas

“Late Classic designs appear separate and less integrated into the design plane, whereas earlier Classic motifs are often visually linked into an overall pattern across the textile. Three-ply yarns with synthetic dyes from a mill in Germantown, Pennsylvania, help date this piece to the 1870s.” —Ann Hedlund

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Tapestry weave, interlocked joins

0.795 x 1.16 m; Tassels 0.040 m
45.669 x 31.299 in.; Tassels 1.575 in.

Catalog No. E-3271

Acquisition

Function	Fiber	Type	Ply-Spin-Twist			Color	Dye	Count *
Warp	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	White-Gray	None	13
Weft	Wool	Germantown	3	z	S	Green	Vegetal/Synthetic?	46
Weft	Wool	Germantown	3	z	S	Med & Dk Blue (Grayed)	Vegetal/Synthetic?	46
Weft	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	Red	Synthetic	46
Weft	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	Yellow	Synthetic	46
Weft	Wool	Handspun	--	Z	--	Dk Blue	Indigo	46
Ecord	Wool	Handspun	2	z	S	Red	Synthetic	2
* threads/inch