**Originally Listed At $1800**

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. An intriguing textile panel of a rectangular form, comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of crimson, citrine, and golden-yellow. The panel exhibits ten highly-abstract anthropomorphic figures with spiraling, wing-like arms, petite heads, and wide feet, with each row alternating between red and yellow base colors. Set against a black backing, this is a wonderful and colorful example of Proto-Nazca artistry! Mounted against a fabric backing. Size (textile): 35" L x 13.5" W (88.9 cm x 34.3 cm); size (backing): 51" L x 28.25" W (129.5 cm x 71.8 cm).

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, between 1950 to 1960

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Light fraying to some interior and peripheral threads, with minor fading and staining to areas of pigmentation, and minor creasing. Iconography and colors are still visible and vivid.