posted on August 2, 2008 09:48:48 AM new
A friend is finally liquidating her late mother's estate items. The mother was a real collector BUT neglected to give her daughter any "history" of the items. She thinks this is a Native American woven blanket...is it? If it is, does anyone know what tribe might have created it? Thanks, as usual, for any help. I'm going to the library next week but thought I'd check here first before adding my carbon footprint to the environment...
posted on August 2, 2008 12:43:20 PM new
Your item is a serape. It is usually Mexican. It looks really old. You can check out serape on Ebay search and come up with lots of listings.
We are from Arizona, and see these quite a bit, old and new. Yours is old.
posted on August 2, 2008 12:49:29 PM new
Thanks so much, "davidsmom"...I'll check them out. Decided to forgo the carbon footprint and just got back from the library to do some research...No luck as our smallish local library doesn't have a lot of reference books on the subject. Appreciate the info. Thnks again, davidsmom...Just checked the eBay listings and am pretty sure that's what I have. One question...many of the items referenced "Saltillo"...what does that mean?
[ edited by blueyes29 on Aug 2, 2008 01:18 PM ]
posted on August 2, 2008 02:33:28 PM new
I remember that one... pretty spectacular! As I remember, that one had plain red and white stripes (or maybe black and white)...unfortunately, nothing like mine. Similiar ones currently on eBay do seem to sell...although nothing NEAR millions...more's the pity...sigh!
posted on August 2, 2008 08:18:43 PM new
I just googled "Satillo" and apparently it's BOTH a tile and a town in Mexico. Just another example of what we all can learn here on this board! Maybe Satillo tiles are made in Satillo?
posted on August 3, 2008 12:52:05 AM new
This is not an indian blanket. Your serape is a Saltillo type, from Mexico. Looks to be old. It may be wool but many are cotton. I have both kinds. The pricier ones are wool and the central motif is sometimes silk. Yours doesn't look like silk. Good new ones are still made but lots of the cheap ones are acrylic and are a dime a dozen.
posted on August 4, 2008 08:43:45 PM new
Thanks all...appreciate the info. I'm pretty sure mine is wool and I do know it's old. The older ones do seem to do pretty well so I'm hopeful. Thanks again for all the help...
