Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A beautiful and sizable textile panel comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of crimson, cobalt, golden-yellow, wheat, and cream. A series of 5 vertical columns displays a repeating motif of abstract birds ; the columns are separated from one another by thick yellow-and-brown stripes. When viewed as a whole, the birds in the individual columns flow diagonally into the decoration of the neighboring panels. A fabulous and colorful example of ancient Peruvian weaving artistry! Mounted atop a fabric-lined panel inside a frame. Size (textile): 24.5" W x 23.5" H (62.2 cm x 59.7 cm); size (textile): 34" W x 34" H (86.4 cm x 86.4 cm).

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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  • Condition: Light fraying to some interior and peripheral threads, with light fading and staining to original coloration, and light creasing. Colors and avian motifs are still clear and visible.

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