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Title
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Weaving "Rio Grande Hourglass"
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Description
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"Rio Grande Hourglass", Woven by Mercedes Trujillo, Finished in 1928 (appraisal says early Chimayo CA 1915-25, HSW), 41X82", Rio Grande Style, Wool carded by Isidoro, handspun by Francisquito Trujillo. Has been washed.
Weft/inch 14-26, varies with the spun thickness.
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Creator
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Mercedes Trujillo
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Subject
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Mercedes Trujillo, Rio Grande, Chimayo Weavers.
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Type
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image
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Date Created
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1928 (appraisal says early Chimayo CA 1915-25, HSW)
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Contributor
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Photography by Don Usner, Manitos Digital Archiving done by Lisa Trujillo and Emily Trujillo, Research by the Chimayo Culture Preservation Association
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Date
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1928 (appraisal says early Chimayo CA 1915-25, HSW)
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Identifier
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1-5
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Source
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Pat Oviedo
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Coverage
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Chimayo, New Mexico
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Rights
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In copyright
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Extent
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Width: 41.0 in; Height: 82.0 in; Weight: blanketweight
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Design Notes
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wool carded by Isidoro, handspun by Francisquito Trujillo. Has been washed
Weft/inch 14-26, varies with the spun thickness; faded; Background color: white; Design colors: red, green- peach leaves, analine dyes; Selvedges: 2.0; Paladares: True; Beading: False; Warp finish: 4 strands per knot
knots- ends sewn back into knot?; Dyestuffs: analine dyes; Weight: blanketweight
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Pattern
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Rio Grande
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Technique
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3
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Warp Density
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8
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Warp Material
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cotton
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Warp Structure
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Ply: 4.0; Spin: Z; HS/C: Commercial
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Weave Structure
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weft-faced
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Weft Material
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wool
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Weft Structure
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Ply: 1.0; Spin: Z; HS/C: Handspun
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Yarn Material
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cotton / wool
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Yarn Type
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Warp Commercial; Weft Handspun; Warp spin Z; Weft spin Z
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Plies
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Warp: 4.0; Weft: 1.0
