Large Chancay Textile Weaver's Basket Tools + Needles
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Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 1000 CE. A fine textile weaver's basket composed of tightly-woven reeds in a rectangular form reinforced by interior lucite panels, including a gathering of original weaving tools. Among the tools are 45 wooden needles; 2 wooden needles with wooden spools; 19 wooden needles with pottery spindle whorls; 19 wooden needles with spools of thread; 23 wooden needles with pottery spindle whorls and spools of thread; 7 wooden thread separators; 14 full and 1 partial loose pottery spindle whorls; 2 textile bunches; 1 thread comb; and 1 hollow gourd flask. Size (basket): 17" L x 7.5" W x 5" H (43.2 cm x 19 cm x 12.7 cm).
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, acquired 1960s
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#139308
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, acquired 1960s
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#139308
Condition
Light fraying and loosening to some basket reeds, small chips to some wooden needles, spindle whorls, and comb, with tangling to textile bunches. Light earthen deposits throughout.
Buyer's Premium
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Large Chancay Textile Weaver's Basket Tools + Needles
Estimate $1,800 - $2,700
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