Chancay Cotton Textile Fragments w/ Birds
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fascinating pair of cotton textiles that are fragments from a larger panel, comprised of tight tabby / plain weaving with a busy geometric bird motif painted on both. The pattern is repeating, created by variations of shifting hues in a brown pigment on the naturally beige and cream ground, which is very reminiscent of M. C. Escher's work. The interlocking birds are mesmerizing and painted onto the cloth, rather than woven in, likely using only one brown dye with various intensity to achieve the color gradient! The pieces are professionally displayed in a protective glass frame. Size (longest fragment): 20.25" L x 10.25" W (51.4 cm x 26 cm); (frame): 26" L x 23.25" W (66 cm x 59.1 cm)
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection, before 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168857
Condition Report: Both textiles are fragments of a larger piece as shown. Tearing and perforations through edges and centers. Some staining and discoloration, but motifs are well preserved. Both pieces are professionally mounted in a glass and wood frame. Frame has scuffs and minor abrasions but is ready for displaying.
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Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fascinating pair of cotton textiles that are fragments from a larger panel, comprised of tight tabby / plain weaving with a busy geometric bird motif painted on both. The pattern is repeating, created by variations of shifting hues in a brown pigment on the naturally beige and cream ground, which is very reminiscent of M. C. Escher's work. The interlocking birds are mesmerizing and painted onto the cloth, rather than woven in, likely using only one brown dye with various intensity to achieve the color gradient! The pieces are professionally displayed in a protective glass frame. Size (longest fragment): 20.25" L x 10.25" W (51.4 cm x 26 cm); (frame): 26" L x 23.25" W (66 cm x 59.1 cm)
Provenance: private Newport Beach, California, USA collection, before 2000
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.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#168857
Condition Report: Both textiles are fragments of a larger piece as shown. Tearing and perforations through edges and centers. Some staining and discoloration, but motifs are well preserved. Both pieces are professionally mounted in a glass and wood frame. Frame has scuffs and minor abrasions but is ready for displaying.
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