Ancient Textile Study Collection. A diverse group including, from lower right, a Wari double cloth fragment, possibly the face of a trapezoidal coca bag, with extraordinary long legged, straight beaked seabirds, mother and child surrounded by profile llamas; a three technique tie dyed gauze of the Wari culture; 3 Coptic textiles mounted on a stretcher; A top quality painted on cotton profile feline with projections of the late Chavin, other examples of the same textile are in museum collections and publications; two finely and densely painted cotton fragments, one with spiders, seabirds and pelican waves along with a frontal human while the other has humans and other dense motifs, possibly south coast; finally a small Coptic fragment featuring a frontal human in fine tapestry. Ranging in size from 4'' x 2.5'' (10 x 6 cm) to 7.5'' x 7'', 19 x 18 cm (textile); 8.5'' x 8'', 22 x 20 cm (base). Ex. Cathryn Cootner Estate Collection, Sonoma, CA.

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