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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 911193, member: 45&quot;]The fringe on this rug, which consists of warp threads that are twisted together, and then knotted at the ends, is characteristic of Zapotec rugs, from Mexico.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another key feature of rugs <u>not</u> woven on a Navajo loom, is that the outside warp threads are usually made up of a bundle of three or more warp threads, or of a thicker yarn than is used for the rest of the warp threads.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s important to know, because sometimes the warps are woven back into the body of the rug, or bound off at the ends, to make the rug appear to be Native American (without an obvious fringe.)&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>In that case, you can gently separate the weft threads covering the outside warp to see if it&#039;s thick.&nbsp; Sometimes, as in this case, the outside warp threads are thick enough to see the difference, without having to do that.</p><p><br /></p><p>But no attempt was made here to deceive the buyer.&nbsp; As far as I can tell, this is an honest Mexican rug, probably dating to around the 1970s/1980s, when these pastel colors were used a lot.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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