Lovely Paracas Textile Sling
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Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful textile sling (known as a "honda") composed of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of brown and white. The main body boasts an elongated ovoid body with a cream-hued body and brown peripheries, and its central slit - used to house the projectile before launching - has been sewn shut. From each corner of the body extends a slender strap, each with dense shoulders and one with a tasseled terminal. Size: 74.5" L x 1.6" W (189.2 cm x 4.1 cm).
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private H.J. Westermann collection, Germany
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#139265
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Paracas, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A beautiful textile sling (known as a "honda") composed of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of brown and white. The main body boasts an elongated ovoid body with a cream-hued body and brown peripheries, and its central slit - used to house the projectile before launching - has been sewn shut. From each corner of the body extends a slender strap, each with dense shoulders and one with a tasseled terminal. Size: 74.5" L x 1.6" W (189.2 cm x 4.1 cm).
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private H.J. Westermann collection, Germany
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.
#139265
Condition
Light fraying to some interior and peripheral threads, with loss to one terminal tassel, and staining to colors on body and strands. Great colors throughout.
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Lovely Paracas Textile Sling
Estimate $500 - $700
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