Framed Chancay Textile - Colorful Striped Pattern

**Originally Listed At $250**

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chancay, ca. 1300 to 1450 CE A very large and carefully made gauze textile panel comprised of camelid (alpaca or llama) threads of azure blue, tawny almond, and creamy white hues, woven and knotted (somewhat akin to tatting) into a repeated striated pattern. The textiles of Peru demonstrate immense artistic and technical developments achieved by the Andean civilizations. Size (textile): 13.625" W x 11.25" H (34.6 cm x 28.6 cm); (frame): 17.25" W x 14.8" H (43.8 cm x 37.6 cm)

Provenance: ex private C. Webster collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico USA acquired before 2000

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Condition Report: Minor areas of fading to coloration, otherwise intact and very good. Nice remains of original colors throughout.