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Maximilian Saltillo : Historic Navajo Textile : PC 264 : 46" x 88" : (3'10" x 7'5")

Maximillian Saltillo Serape : Historic Textile : PC 264 : 46" x 88" : (3'10" x 7'5")

$ 7,500.00

Maximillian Saltillo Serape. Merino wool with cotton warp.  Natural and aniline dyes.  Silk screened in Europe. Saltillo serapes were worn by wealthy gentlemen, landowners and horsemen who  took pride in their pure Spanish descent.  Woven of cotton and wool in two panels with distinctive design structures, a serape required as much as two years ...


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