Chimu Textile Fringe w/ Birds, Slit Tapestry
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Description
**Originally Listed At $300**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu / Chancay, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A fascinating textile fragment made from dyed camelid wool (alpaca or llama), and possibly cotton warps, using the slit tapestry technique that creates slits outlining the bird's bodies. The broad register of abstract birds is framed by a stepped wave / spiral motif and a fringed edge and may be a fragment from a larger shawl or garment hem that has been beautifully preserved due to burial and funerary practices! Comes framed and ready to display. Size of textile: 17.75" L x 4.75" W (45.1 cm x 12.1 cm); frame: 20.25" L x 7.25" W (51.4 cm x 18.4 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Lands Beyond Gallery, New York, New York, USA
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#181252
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu / Chancay, ca. 800 to 1300 CE. A fascinating textile fragment made from dyed camelid wool (alpaca or llama), and possibly cotton warps, using the slit tapestry technique that creates slits outlining the bird's bodies. The broad register of abstract birds is framed by a stepped wave / spiral motif and a fringed edge and may be a fragment from a larger shawl or garment hem that has been beautifully preserved due to burial and funerary practices! Comes framed and ready to display. Size of textile: 17.75" L x 4.75" W (45.1 cm x 12.1 cm); frame: 20.25" L x 7.25" W (51.4 cm x 18.4 cm)
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-Lands Beyond Gallery, New York, New York, USA
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.
#181252
Condition
Not examined outside of frame. Fragment from a larger piece as shown. Tearing and fraying to fibers with some perforations and losses. Staining and discoloration. Famed in modern glass and metal frame as shown.
Buyer's Premium
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Chimu Textile Fringe w/ Birds, Slit Tapestry
Estimate $500 - $750
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