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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 1205585, member: 45&quot;]Although I can&#039;t tell you exactly where it is from, I can tell you it is definitely not Native American Indian, nor is it a Mexican Zapotec weaving.</p><p><br /></p><p>In identifying a weaving, the design pattern is not a defining feature.&nbsp; Any competent weaver can copy a design.&nbsp; And design patterns can travel world-wide.&nbsp; For example, Navajo weavings originally consisted only of simple stripes, until outside influences introduced the patterns now associated with the Navajo.&nbsp; What is far more important, is the type of loom and specific weaving techniques used in producing the weaving.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s not Native American, since the only Native American tribe that weaves rugs is the Navajo, and they use a unique type of loom and weaving technique that results in a textile without fringe on both ends.</p><p><br /></p><p>It may have been purchased in New Hampshire, but it wasn&#039;t made there by a local tribe.&nbsp; Before the passage of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990, it was not uncommon for non-Indian items to be sold as Native American to unsuspecting tourists, and although the law has reduced that practice, unfortunately it still hasn&#039;t been completely eliminated.</p><p><br /></p><p>The weaving technique, with the thicker rows creating a pattern in the bands, and the way the tassels are made, indicate it is not Zapotec.</p><p><br /></p><p>It may be difficult to determine where it is from.&nbsp; The pastel colors suggest a rug much newer than 50 years old, and one made for the decorator market.&nbsp; It could be from a South American country, or it could have been made in China or Pakistan.&nbsp; All I can do is eliminate some possibilities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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