Object name: Serape / Object type: ethnography / Culture or time period: Mexican - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-15686, described as Red serape with green diamond center.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-553, described as Hand-woven serape, red with white black and yellow stripes and diamonds. Red circle at neck hole.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-15687, described as Serape. Rust colored background with diamond center. Saltillo style.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-15689, described as White serape with blue center. Late Saltillo style.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-15699, described as Brown and blue serape with fringe border. Similar serape is in the collection of the Middle American Research institute, Tulane University, New Orleans; probably made by the same weaver (fide Alejandro de Avila blomberg, 1984).

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-28848, described as Serape (blanket). Wool weft, cotton warp, firmly woven, black and white in two pieces with fringed ends. 114 x 192cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-15996, described as Serape; wool; tapestry weave; sparse cotton fringes; varicolored, predominatly red; floral, zigzag designs, including medalliion and borders. 53" X 101 1/2" without fringe.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-2381, described as Sarape, wool diamond decor. Length 88 inches, width 54 inches. Stylistically “the concentric diamond, horizontally long and narrow.” Medium-red predominating. Black motifs with silver centers, on the red background; red, orange-red, pink, coral, dark red-purple, two blues, two greens, black and silver, in border and center design. Warp 14-15, weft 72-84.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-28383, described as Quechquemitl. 2 joined panels, 37 x 71 cm. each. Fuchsia wool in plain weave; bands of green scrolls with floral designs in between, all embroidered. Attached fringe at base of wool yarn loops in red, green, yellow and fuchsia sections; width along base - 102 cm. Provenience (incl. craftsman): State of Mexico, from the vicinity of Atlacomulco att.*. Native name and meaning: Quechquemitl: women's shoulder covering. Materials/Techniques: Handspun, handwoven wool in plain weave with embroidery. Context of use (incl. role in trade): *From the area of Atlacomulco, State of Mexico (Mazahua language group). - Alejandro de Avila Blomberg.

Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-573, described as Woven “serape”