Purepecha Rebozo Shawl with Stripes — Handwoven Michoacán Cotton with Silk Fringe & Feathers silver Yes — circa 1940

Yes — circa 1940

Why is 1960s Oaxacan filigree collectible

They combined Chinese artistic traditions with appeal to Western tastes and are now a recognized collector category

they are lighter than they look

Purepecha Rebozo Shawl with Stripes — Handwoven Michoacán Cotton with Silk Fringe & Feathers silver Yes — circa 1940The stripes are not chosen. They are composed the way a painter composes a canvas. This rebozo comes from a Purepecha artisan in Michoacn whose color combinations have made her work stand apart within her community. The bold, measured stripes running the length of the cloth are her signature a deliberate composition, not a default pattern. Then, at each end, she ties hundreds of individual silk threads by hand into the knotted fringe the Purepecha