Framed Chancay Woven Textile Sling / Tump Line
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Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A wonderfully woven and braided textile sling or tump line - used to help carry large jars using the head to take most of the weight. The camelid (alpaca or llama) fibers are braided and woven thick strands in earthen shades of brown, russet, beige, tan forming a chevron pattern with a bifurcated / open center cradle that is warp wrapped in brown or cream on each side. This cradle would support the burden when used as a tump line and could also launch stones as a protective slingshot. A very fine example professionally mounted on a cotton backing in a modern acrylic case with suspension wire - a piece ready for displaying! Size of sling approximately: 100" L x 1" W (254 cm x 2.5 cm); case: 30.25" L x 3.2" W x 16.375" H (76.8 cm x 8.1 cm x 41.6 cm)
Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired prior to 2000
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
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Provenance: Whisnant Gallery, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA acquired prior to 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
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Condition
Minor fraying to fibers on terminal tips and along openwork center, otherwise intact and excellent. Professionally mounted and displayed on a cotton backing in a modern acrylic case. Some scuffs and abrasions to front face. Suspension wire on verso and ready to display.
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Framed Chancay Woven Textile Sling / Tump Line
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