Description:

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A gorgeous and complete textile sash composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of coffee, crimson, jet-black, and wheat. The lengthy sash has a rectangular body - folded in the middle - with spiraling, diamond, and triangular motifs across the entire form. The wide terminals are accentuated with extremely long tassels that feature a central red stripe between a pair of wide brown stripes. Mounted atop a museum-quality display fabric. Size (textile): 126.75" L x 3.1" W (321.9 cm x 7.9 cm); (display fabric): 80" L x 26.25" W (203.2 cm x 66.7 cm).

Provenance: ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected in 1950 to the 1960s

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#150523

  • Condition: Minor fraying to some peripheral and tassel threads, with very light fading to original pigmentation, otherwise intact and very good. Original color and geometric motifs are visible and clear.

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