Cleveland Museum of Art

Saltillo Sarape

Date

c. 1820

Medium

Wool, cotton; tapestry weave

Culture

Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region

Department

Textiles

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The sarape (wearing blanket) is a classic Mexican men’s garment that became a symbol of national identity and pride after Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821. Examples woven between about 1750 and 1875 in Saltillo, a town in northern Mexico, are the sarape’s most famous representatives, prized for their design, color, and technical refinement. Saltillo sarapes (wearing blankets) are prized for their design, color, and technical refinement.

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