Framed Chimu Inca Textile Fragment w/ Birds
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Description
**Originally Listed At $350**
Pre-Columbian, North/Central Peru, Chimu/Inca culture, ca. 1100 to 1400 CE. A fine textile panel fragment composed of tightly-woven fibers in cream, jet, ruby, and golden hues. The central register depicts dozens of stylized avian figures with petite bodies, large wings, and enormous heads with a singular diamond-shaped eye. Surrounding the central design are two thin, concentric lines upon which are a border of additional avian figures on the exteriors of each. Mounted in a frame against a fabric-lined backing. Size (textile): 3.25" W x 17.25" H (8.3 cm x 43.8 cm); size (frame): 6.125" W x 21.625" H (15.6 cm x 54.9 cm).
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
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#142381
Pre-Columbian, North/Central Peru, Chimu/Inca culture, ca. 1100 to 1400 CE. A fine textile panel fragment composed of tightly-woven fibers in cream, jet, ruby, and golden hues. The central register depicts dozens of stylized avian figures with petite bodies, large wings, and enormous heads with a singular diamond-shaped eye. Surrounding the central design are two thin, concentric lines upon which are a border of additional avian figures on the exteriors of each. Mounted in a frame against a fabric-lined backing. Size (textile): 3.25" W x 17.25" H (8.3 cm x 43.8 cm); size (frame): 6.125" W x 21.625" H (15.6 cm x 54.9 cm).
Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s
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.
#142381
Condition
Light fraying to some interior and peripheral areas, with fading to some areas of pigmentation, and light staining. Textile is oriented in frame for vertical mounting.
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Framed Chimu Inca Textile Fragment w/ Birds
Estimate $250 - $375
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