In the blanket to the left, the weaver has taken the diamond design that often forms the central motif of Saltillo-style weavings and broken it up into serrated half-diamonds and parallelograms arranged in bands across the blanket. In the blanket to the right, rows of complete serrated diamonds provide the frame for single design elements—zigzags, crosses, and diamonds—which may predate the arrival of the Spanish in the North American Southwest.