Hopi Serape woven by Ramona Sakiestewa, circa 1985-1990

Hopi serape (sarape) woven by Ramona Sakiestewa, featuring a traditional banded composition centered by a bold zig-zag geometric device. The finely woven wool tapestry is composed of hand-dyed indigo blue, cochineal red, gray overdyed with cochineal to create a deeper red tone, cream, and aniline yellow yarns. Likely woven in the 1980s-1990s.

Sakiestewa is known for combining traditional weaving structures with innovative color, pattern, and abstraction. This textile reflects her sophisticated approach to historic Southwestern forms while remaining firmly rooted in her own modern artistic vocabulary.