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<p>[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1836432, member: 45"]It's Mexican, a variation of the traditional Texcoco pattern, named for the region where it originated, northeast of Mexico City.</p><p><br /></p><p>I would say it's mid-20th century, based on similar ones I've seen from that time period. </p><p><br /></p><p>Problem with trying to identify from the internet, is that often these are misidentified, and other web sites (worthpoint especially) then repeat the misidentifications on their own pages.</p><p><br /></p><p>Whenever you see stripes on the ends, with this white border containing black symbols surrounding a center with variations of diamond shapes, it's considered the Texcoco design pattern. </p><p><br /></p><p>The twisted tassels in the corners, and the fact that it is woven in two pieces, is an indication it was made in Mexico. Chimayo weaving will have a fringe across the ends, not a tassel in the corners.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Taupou, post: 1836432, member: 45"]It's Mexican, a variation of the traditional Texcoco pattern, named for the region where it originated, northeast of Mexico City. I would say it's mid-20th century, based on similar ones I've seen from that time period. Problem with trying to identify from the internet, is that often these are misidentified, and other web sites (worthpoint especially) then repeat the misidentifications on their own pages. Whenever you see stripes on the ends, with this white border containing black symbols surrounding a center with variations of diamond shapes, it's considered the Texcoco design pattern. The twisted tassels in the corners, and the fact that it is woven in two pieces, is an indication it was made in Mexico. Chimayo weaving will have a fringe across the ends, not a tassel in the corners.[/QUOTE]
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