The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Saltillo Sarape

Saltillo Sarape

c. 1820–50
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Saltillo sarapes (wearing blankets) are prized for their design, color, and technical refinement.

Description

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.
  • -1921
    Mr. J.H. Wade (1857-1926), Cleveland, OH, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1921-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Stories From Storage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 7-May 16, 2021).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1921.569