Chimayo Ortega Gray Blue Beige Geometric Runner Weaving With Label

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Vintage New Mexican Ortega wool Chimayo tapete weaving with a beige background and multiple shades of gray and blue for … Read more Vintage New Mexican Ortega wool Chimayo tapete weaving with a beige background and multiple shades of gray and blue for the stripes and geometric symbols. Color and style consistent with others I have seen online labeled from the 1980's, but I have no way of knowing how old it is. These are not Mexico reproductions. It is 15 inches wide and 44 inches long. This is should be free of pet hair so if you are allergic then have it dry cleaned to be safe.

History of Ortega:
In the early 1700’s, a young man named Gabriel Ortega was among a group of settlers who came to the Northern Rio Grande Valley to settle in what is now Chimayo, New Mexico. In those days Chimayo and the surrounding area were the last frontier of New Spain. Life was difficult which meant Gabriel Ortega and his contemporaries were self-sufficient people. One of the skills needed to survive was weaving, with which they made clothes, blankets, rugs and even mattresses. See less