id:			103622
accession number:	1921.569
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1921.569
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Saltillo Sarape, c. 1820–50. Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region. Wool, cotton; tapestry weave; overall: 258 x 130.8 cm (101 9/16 x 51 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade 1921.569

title:				Saltillo Sarape
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creation date:			c. 1820–50
creation date earliest:		1810
creation date latest:		1860
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creditline:			Gift of J. H. Wade
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culture:	Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region
technique:	Wool, cotton; tapestry weave
department:	Textiles
collection:	T - Native North American
type:		Textile
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measurements: Overall: 258 x 130.8 cm (101 9/16 x 51 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Stories From Storage
	opening date:   2021-02-07T05:00:00
	<i>Stories From Storage</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Mr. J.H. Wade (1857-1926), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: -1921
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1921-
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fun fact:
Saltillo sarapes (wearing blankets) are prized for their design, color, and technical refinement.

digital description:
The sarape (wearing blanket) is a classic Mexican men’s garment that became a symbol of national identity and pride after Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821. Examples woven between about 1750 and 1875 in Saltillo, a town in northern Mexico, are the sarape’s most famous representatives, prized for their design, color, and technical refinement.

wall description:
The sarape (wearing blanket) is a classic Mexican men’s garment that became a symbol of national identity and pride after Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821. Examples woven between about 1750 and 1875 in Saltillo, a town in northern Mexico, are the sarape’s most famous representatives, prized for their design, color, and technical refinement. Having taken months to create, each is a luxury item. Saltillo sarapes, their sides open to allow the arms to move freely, were worn especially by the horsemen and owners of Mexico’s vast haciendas (ranches). Together, they developed a competitive horse culture that involved rodeo-like events and elaborate horse trappings and apparel, including sarapes. Classic Saltillo sarapes have a signature format: borders occur at the edges of a field patterned with small, repeating geometric motifs and a large, central diamond or medallion that folds over the shoulders.
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