Chancay Textile Panel w/ Open Weave
**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An amazing textile comprised of two woven panels of camelid fibers, likely alpaca or llama, in earthen tones of chestnut brown, gray, and beige. The patterned textile consists of three loosely woven columns of three squares with similar motifs. The pattern is perhaps a highly stylized zoomorphic creature, such as a monkey or feline with a curled tail. The weaving is intentionally loose and of an open weave design like lace. This patterned weaving is mounted on a solid panel of another Chancay textile with a tighter and simple weave, of a monochrome beige hue that may have been used as a wrapping. The textiles of the ancient Chancay demonstrate their immense artistic and technical developments achieved through generations of textile weaving. Size (open weave panel): 21" L x 15" W (53.3 cm x 38.1 cm); (solid panel): 32" L x 21" W (81.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Drimmer collection, Florida, USA, before 1965
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.
#165181
Condition Report: Discoloration and staining. Fraying and tearing to woven fibers of both panels, causing holes and losses to woven composition. Modern threads sewn to areas to reinforce open weaving. Open weave panel is mounted on another ancient panel of solid weave using modern threads.
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. An amazing textile comprised of two woven panels of camelid fibers, likely alpaca or llama, in earthen tones of chestnut brown, gray, and beige. The patterned textile consists of three loosely woven columns of three squares with similar motifs. The pattern is perhaps a highly stylized zoomorphic creature, such as a monkey or feline with a curled tail. The weaving is intentionally loose and of an open weave design like lace. This patterned weaving is mounted on a solid panel of another Chancay textile with a tighter and simple weave, of a monochrome beige hue that may have been used as a wrapping. The textiles of the ancient Chancay demonstrate their immense artistic and technical developments achieved through generations of textile weaving. Size (open weave panel): 21" L x 15" W (53.3 cm x 38.1 cm); (solid panel): 32" L x 21" W (81.3 cm x 53.3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Drimmer collection, Florida, USA, before 1965
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.
#165181
Condition Report: Discoloration and staining. Fraying and tearing to woven fibers of both panels, causing holes and losses to woven composition. Modern threads sewn to areas to reinforce open weaving. Open weave panel is mounted on another ancient panel of solid weave using modern threads.
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