Pre-Columbian Textile, c. 500 to 600 CE
Textile
Textile: 9.5 x 111.8 cm (3 3/4 x 44 in)
Display fabric: 50.2 x 149.9 cm (19 3/4 x 59 in)
Display fabric: 50.2 x 149.9 cm (19 3/4 x 59 in)
€2,900
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Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast Peru, Huarmey Valley, Moche. A beautiful textile border composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in vibrant hues of pink, red, blue, yellow, green,...
Pre-Columbian, North/Central Coast Peru, Huarmey Valley, Moche.
A beautiful textile border composed of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in vibrant hues of pink, red, blue, yellow, green, brown, and white.
The textile presents four panels showing abstract anthropomorphic figures standing upon broad feet with stocky arms draped to their sides. The enlarged heads bear ovoid eyes, arched noses, wide mouths, and zigzagging headbands beneath projecting headdresses. Between the figures are panels of openwork checkerboards surrounded by repeating geometric motifs. Mounted atop a museum-quality display fabric.
Provenance
Private Hawaii, USA collection
Ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany; collected from 1950s to 1960s