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Custom Framed Chimu / Inca Textile, Birds & People
Custom Framed Chimu / Inca Textile, Birds & People
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Description
Pre-Columbian, north coast Peru, Chimu/Inca culture, ca. 800 to 1400 CE. A very striking textile, skillfully woven from white and gold hued camelid fibers, the iconography comprised of highly decorated lords or shaman, donning magnificent bird-inspired headdresses, elaborate pectorals, and waist wraps, accompanied by many avian and zoomorphic (of the monkey/simian variety) creatures. The textile floats upon a white museum-grade linen covered wood mat, protected by plexiglass. Size: textile measures 16" L x 14" W (40.6 cm x 35.6 cm), 21.5" L x 19.5" W (54.6 cm x 49.5 cm) in custom frame

Provenance: private Slavin collection, acquired in Peru and Bolivia in the early 1970's

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Condition
A few losses and frayed areas as shown; nevertheless, a very impressive example.
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Custom Framed Chimu / Inca Textile, Birds & People

Estimate $800 - $1,200
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Starting Price $400
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