Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chimu culture, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A stunning Chimu fan made of bright feathers attached to a woven vegetal fiber handle and brown wool cords. The feathers are lengthy wing or tail plumes in hues of white, blue, yellow, and red. Each feather is attached to the handle by short cords tied to the quill. The cords are then woven together and tied with a brown wool cord. This fan was both functional - for staying cool and shooing away flies - but also a work of art. Colorful feathers were prized materials in Andean cultures and used by the elite for clothing and ornaments. Birds of the rainforest had especially stunning plumage and were imported alive in cages from the lower altitudes. The blue-and-yellow macaw (Ara ararauna) may have supplied some of the feathers for this fan. Size of fan: 8.675" L x 7.25" W (22 cm x 18.4 cm) case: 8.75" L x 1.3" W x 10.75" H (22.2 cm x 3.3 cm x 27.3 cm)

Provenance: ex-Stein collection, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA, acquired October 18, 2011; ex-Lost World Artifacts, Acworth, Georgia, USA

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#163937

  • Condition: Some fraying and losses to feathers and fiber handle. Areas of modern adhesive residue on verso from mounting. Feathers retain much of their natural coloration. Displayed in glass and wood case.

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