Description:

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful and lengthy figural border comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of maroon, crimson, citrine, marigold, sage, aqua, cobalt, cream, and jet. The textile depicts the upper bodies of 41 expressive muneca ("doll" in Spanish) figures that are attached to a colorful rectangular panel beneath which are 69 pairs of legs. Each muneca doll exhibits thick locks of sweeping brown hair and stylized bodies which are conjoined with that of its neighbor. The mantle is mounted against a black, museum-quality linen backing. Size (textile): 47.25" W x 5" H (120 cm x 12.7 cm); size (backing): 61.5" W x 16.5" H (156.2 cm x 41.9 cm).

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private H. J. Westermann collection, Germany

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  • Condition: Minor fraying to some interior and peripheral areas, with light fading and staining to areas of pigmentation, otherwise intact and excellent.

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