Vintage Handwoven Mexican Saltillo Serape Blanket or Rug c. 1940s handmade antique brush and has a complex personality

and has a complex personality relational to the dynamic between clay body and glaze

This spectacular Japanese hand-painted ceramic hanging planter

1929)  a Lowell-based painter and illustrator

I am not certain of the wood --it may be cherry

Vintage Handwoven Mexican Saltillo Serape Blanket or Rug c. 1940s handmade antique brush and has a complex personalityThis is a terrific vintage Mexican Saltillo Serape, handwoven and dating I believe to the 1940s or so. Taking their name from the town of Saltillo, where they have been made since the 1500s, Saltillos are distinguished by the diamond shape woven in the center of the blanket, and were traditionally made with dyes derived from crushed fruits and insects, as it was believed that wearing bright colors both brought favors from the gods and warded away evil