Description:

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1438 to 1533 CE. A beautiful textile fragment of a belt or sash known as a "chumpi" composed of tightly-woven camelid fibers from alpaca or llama wool made on a backstrap loom. This is a very long panel, that could be wrapped several times in a decorative fashion by the wearer, securing and accenting the traditional wrapped dress worn by Andean people. The fibers are dyed a vibrant yellow marigold and red hue with a curvilinear pattern down the center. Size: 58" L x 3" W (147.3 cm x 7.6 cm)

Provenance: private Plano, Texas, USA collection, inherited from father in the 1990's

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#171949

  • Condition: Some pulling and fraying to periphery threads, otherwise intact and tightly woven. Areas of discoloration. Mounted on a blue paper backing.

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