Vintage Handwoven Mexican Saltillo Serape Blanket or Rug c. 1940s handmade antique brush and fun read

and fun read

I am not certain of the wood --it may be cherry

1929)  a Lowell-based painter and illustrator

which operates both horizontally and—turn your head or the image 90 degrees—vertically as well

with a fabulous all-over triangular relief pattern and drippy green and salmon-colored glaze over cream slip

Vintage Handwoven Mexican Saltillo Serape Blanket or Rug c. 1940s handmade antique brush and fun readThis is a terrific vintage Mexican Saltillo Serape, handwoven and dating I believe to the 1940s or so. Taking their name from the town of Saltillo, where they have been made since the 1500s, Saltillos are distinguished by the diamond shape woven in the center of the blanket, and were traditionally made with dyes derived from crushed fruits and insects, as it was believed that wearing bright colors both brought favors from the gods and warded away evil