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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Taupou, post: 4348675, member: 45&quot;]Just to completely clarify, the <u>weaving</u> is known as Chimayo, and is named for the village of Chimayo, New Mexico.&nbsp; It is part of the Spanish Colonial Art heritage of northern New Mexico. </p><p><br /></p><p>The <u>weavers</u> are known as Hispanic or Spanish, since their ancestors came from Spain in the 1600s.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>There is no such thing as a &quot;Chimayo tribe,&quot; which is one of the most-frequent mistaken claims in eBay listings.</p><p><br /></p><p>Neither the weaving nor the weavers are Mexican, despite another frequent claim.&nbsp; Some of the same design patterns can be found on similar Mexican textiles, but generally only the Chimayo rugs have a wool warp/fringe.&nbsp; And the weavers are pretty sensitive about claiming their Spanish-American (not Mexican) heritage.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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