Saltillo Sarape

Cleveland Museum of Art

Saltillo Sarape by unknown artist. The image shows a rectangular textile with a fringe at the bottom. The textile has a dark blue background with narrow, vertical, light-colored stripes. There are decorative borders on all sides. The top border is semicircular and features a red, white, and blue design. The bottom border is a solid light-colored band with a simple geometric pattern and a long fringe. The left and right borders feature a repeating geometric pattern in red, white, and blue. The top section has a semicircular design with a red, white, and blue pattern. The colors used are dark blue, light-colored, red, white, and blue. The textile appears to be a type of woven blanket or shawl.