Vibrant Inca Textile Coca Cloth w/ Tassels
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**Originally Listed At $350**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1100 to 1532 CE. A finely woven textile panel, comprised of camelid (alpaca or llama) wool fibers presenting a striated pattern of red, black, and white hues with tassels at the corners. This cloth was probably used to wrap a bundle of coca leaves and other personal effects - the owner would have tied the package together using the tassels. Size: 16" W x 15" H (40.6 cm x 38.1 cm); (longest tassels): 7.5" L (19 cm)
Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950 to 1960s
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#171453
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1100 to 1532 CE. A finely woven textile panel, comprised of camelid (alpaca or llama) wool fibers presenting a striated pattern of red, black, and white hues with tassels at the corners. This cloth was probably used to wrap a bundle of coca leaves and other personal effects - the owner would have tied the package together using the tassels. Size: 16" W x 15" H (40.6 cm x 38.1 cm); (longest tassels): 7.5" L (19 cm)
Provenance: private South Carolina, USA collection; ex-Artemis Gallery; ex-private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950 to 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.
#171453
Condition
Pulling to threads and some fraying to tassels, but otherwise tightly woven and intact. Some areas of fading have occurred over time.
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Vibrant Inca Textile Coca Cloth w/ Tassels
Estimate $400 - $600
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