Mestizo rebozo - shawl

Object/Artifact

International Museum of Art & Science

03.03.2025

Name/Title

Mestizo rebozo - shawl

Entry/Object ID

2024.02.033

Description

This is a formal, small-sized rebozo de gala woven from glossy black artisela, a synthetic silk fiber known for its sheen and drape. The body of the textile is tightly machine-woven in a fine, even pattern with a subtle horizontal rib effect. It features an intricately hand-knotted macramé fringe in matching black threads extending from the warp ends, providing both decorative richness and structural stability. The fringe falls in delicate, twisting tassels that enhance the visual elegance of the piece.

Made/Created

Time Period

1980s

Ethnography

Cultural Region

* Untyped Cultural Region

Santa Maria del Rio, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Culture/Tribe

Mestizo