Serape

Museum number:
3-27501
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21030027501
Accession number:
Acc.562
Description:
Shoulder blanket; white wool in tapestry weave; single black/yellow ochre/red band with hourglass design in black and red at warp ends; two-ply twisted self tassels; some red and black dashes on ground; length without fringe 1.60 meter, width 1.8 meters. Context of use: garment.
Donor:
Estate of Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Chihuahua, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico; Southern Chihuahua; Tarahumara attr.
Culture or time period:
Rarámuri people
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
before 1920
Materials:
Wool (textile)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Sarapes
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1920
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
width 104 centimeters and length 177 centimeters
Comment:
Special needs: heavy
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-27501, described as Shoulder blanket; white wool in tapestry weave; single black/yellow ochre/red band with hourglass design in black and red at warp ends; two-ply twisted self tassels; some red and black dashes on ground; length without fringe 1.60 meter, width 1.8 meters. Context of use: garment.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Serape, accession number 3-27501, described as Shoulder blanket; white wool in tapestry weave; single black/yellow ochre/red band with hourglass design in black and red at warp ends; two-ply twisted self tassels; some red and black dashes on ground; length without fringe 1.60 meter, width 1.8 meters. Context of use: garment.

Tools