Description: This handmade mini carpet, 8" x 8" (8 "x10" long including tassels) is woven in the "Chamayo style" which is a style of weaving created in the early 1900s by the Spanish-American people of Northern New Mexico. The style consists of two stripes with a prominent central motif and are most commonly red with black & white designs. Because of how Anglo-Americans were interested in native American designs, products from Chimayo were incorrectly marketed as Indian goods up until the early 1940s. Very good condition, the tassels look dirty, carpet area looks great. No tears, holes or rips. I will combine shipping charges. History behind it: It is very much a post-industrial revolution New Mexican product. It is woven from commercial yarns on looms with milled lumber and metal reeds. It really develops because Santa Fe, and later Chimayo, was becoming a place that tourists were coming to, at the same time weavers were finding that they no longer had a ready market for their blankets once milled blankets became available to people. The people of Northern New Mexico were becoming part of a cash economy at that time, and this was a skill that the weaving dealers were able to actually pay for. The weaving dealers provided the materials and sometimes the equipment, and the weavers could work at home, balancing their work with other responsibilities. The business arrangement has not changed at all since those early days. https://www.chimayoweavers.com/pages/chimayo
Price: 14.99 USD
Location: Denver, Colorado
End Time: 2025-01-14T17:06:48.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Occasion: Christmas
Time Period Manufactured: Modern (1946-90)
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Handmade: Yes
