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    Posted 9 years ago

    Celiene
    (71 items)

    Hi All! It's 57 inches by 26 inches. (Not including fringe). Who? Where? It is wool. The image is the same on the reverse. Hand woven. I bought at a Palo Alto estate many moons ago (At one of the few remaining actual adobe brick houses that has sadly been torn down!) They actually had it on the floor!

    I'm not surer if it's in the right category - I'm hoping Canyon Road will know! Thank you!

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    1. Celiene Celiene, 9 years ago
      That white spot on the third bird down on the right is gone - it was a spider egg nest!
    2. Celiene Celiene, 9 years ago
      Thanks Aura!
    3. CanyonRoad, 9 years ago
      It's from Ecuador, famous for it's textiles, and home of the Otavalo Market, where most of the tourist rugs are purchased. It's fairly contemporary, probably no more than 15-20 years, based on the colors used, and the design of the birds...which tends to change every few years.
    4. Celiene Celiene, 9 years ago
      Thank you CanyonRoad!
    5. Celiene Celiene, 9 years ago
      Hi Canyon - I did further research trying to look up Ecuador weavings to determine age - and it's actually Zapotec Indian from Oaxaca Mexico. 1950-60 mid-century.

      http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Handwoven-Wool-Rug-Zapotec-Indian-Traditional-Birds-Collection-No-G-4/182031976822?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D35626%26meid%3D59a2a38ebcc24029b8f9c7cdb2945820%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D4%26sd%3D311541382582
    6. Celiene Celiene, 9 years ago
      ^^That link has the original tag!
    7. CanyonRoad, 9 years ago
      Shows what happens when I try to use my phone, with its tiny screen. (I really need to upgrade to a large-screen phone.) I completely missed the way the fringe is made, which is a main identifying feature of Zapotec weaving. As is their practice of copying designs from other cultures. Navajo rug designs are the most common, some copied directly from published Navajo rug photos. Additional proof why the way the rug is woven is a much more important factor in identification than the design or pattern of a rug.

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