Featured in this lot is this tightly woven, Zapotec, stepped mesa design Saltillo rug, circa 1940's. This really fine, tightly woven rug shows a field of mustard yellow with bands of stepped geometric patterns and mesa bands throughout. Zapotec rugs are wool-woven in a foot loom in Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca. The town has a pre-Hispanic weaving tradition and is world famous for its fine tapestries and wall hangings decorated with traditional Zapotec and Mixtec fretwork, idols, animals, or reproductions of famous creations by artists like Diego Rivera, Pablo Picasso, and M.C. Esher. The condition of this rug is fair, with the fringe showing wear consistent with the age of the rug. The measurements of this rug are 56" x 29".