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    "localId": "103621",
    "label": "Saltillo Sarape",
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    "id": "103621",
    "contentType": "object",
    "title": "Saltillo Sarape",
    "description": "The sarape (wearing blanket) is a classic Mexican men’s garment that became a symbol of national identity and pride after Mexico achieved independence from Spain in 1821. Examples woven between about 1750 and 1875 in Saltillo, a town in northern Mexico, are the sarape’s most famous representatives, prized for their design, color, and technical refinement.",
    "date": "c. 1840–60",
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    "source": "import",
    "dimensionsRaw": "Overall: 200.7 x 106.7 cm (79 x 42 in.)",
    "cul": [
        "Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region"
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    "tec": "Wool, cotton; tapestry weave, macramé fringe",
    "tombstone": "Saltillo Sarape, c. 1840–60. Mexico, Coahuila state, Saltillo Region. Wool, cotton; tapestry weave, macramé fringe; overall: 200.7 x 106.7 cm (79 x 42 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1921.568",
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    "didYouKnow": "Saltillo sarapes (wearing blankets) are prized for their design, color, and technical refinement.",
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    "creditline": "Gift of J. H. Wade",
    "updatedAt": "2026-05-29 05:35:32.255000",
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    "dept": "Textiles",
    "coll": "T - Native North American",
    "med": "Wool, cotton; tapestry weave, macramé fringe",
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