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| HOPI PONCHO, circa 1800-1840 |
 A poncho serape is a woolen garment worn over the shoulders, with the head placed through the central opening. The horizontal brown and blue stripes would encircle whoever wore this poncho, connecting him or her to the rhythm of the horizon, and to the life of the earth itself.
If you look closely at the wide red bands running along the upper and lower edges of this poncho, you will see a diamond pattern wove into its fabric. The rest of the poncho exhibits a diagonal pattern. Both patterns are the result of twilling, a weaving technique practiced by the Hopi weavers, and also by their Anasazi ancestors. Twilling enhances the durability of cotton or woolen fabric. It also gives this poncho an internal visual drama, a pattern within a pattern. - Joshua Baer
Poster Size: 24 x 36 (inches) - 60.96 x 91.44 (centimeters)
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