Saltillo sarape

E715721

The Saltillo sarape is a brightly colored, intricately woven Mexican garment and blanket, renowned as a symbol of the textile tradition of Saltillo, Coahuila.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Saltillo sarape canonical 1
Saltillo sarapes 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf blanket ⓘ
cultural symbol ⓘ
garment ⓘ
traditional Mexican textile ⓘ
associatedWith Saltillo, Coahuila ⓘ
linked to: Saltillo
associatedWithEthnicGroup indigenous weavers of northern Mexico ⓘ
mestizo population of northern Mexico ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Mexico ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic Mexican garment ⓘ
symbol of Saltillo textile tradition ⓘ
hasColorCharacteristic brightly colored ⓘ
hasDesignCharacteristic central diamond motif ⓘ
geometric patterns ⓘ
intricately woven ⓘ
hasFeature central opening for the head ⓘ
fringed ends ⓘ
hasMaterial cotton ⓘ
wool ⓘ
hasProductionCenter Saltillo ⓘ
other towns in Coahuila ⓘ
hasUse blanket ⓘ
ceremonial garment ⓘ
clothing ⓘ
decorative textile ⓘ
hasWeavingTechnique loom weaving ⓘ
tapestry weave ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfDevelopment colonial period in Mexico ⓘ
influencedBy Spanish colonial textiles ⓘ
indigenous Mesoamerican weaving traditions ⓘ
marketedAs Mexican folk art ⓘ
tourist craft item ⓘ
partOf Mexican textile tradition ⓘ
placeOfOrigin Saltillo, Coahuila ⓘ
recognizedFor complex color gradations ⓘ
fine weaving quality ⓘ
high thread count ⓘ
relatedTo Mexican serape ⓘ
poncho ⓘ
rebozo ⓘ
typicalColorPalette greens ⓘ
vivid blues ⓘ
vivid reds ⓘ
yellows ⓘ
typicalMotif concentric diamonds ⓘ
starburst patterns ⓘ
typicalShape rectangular ⓘ
usedIn festive occasions ⓘ
regional celebrations in Coahuila ⓘ
traditional dances ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saltillo → traditionalProduct → Saltillo sarape ⓘ
Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico → knownFor → Saltillo sarapes ⓘ
linked to: Saltillo sarape