Framed Chancay Textile Fragments w/ Birds

**Originally Listed At $200**

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A beautiful textile panel made from several fragments of the same item, and each fragment is composed of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of coffee and cream. The textile displays several identical registers of stylized avian figures among a field of abstract stepped, linear, and triangular forms. Birds were incredibly symbolic in many ancient Peruvian cultures and were used to adorn many different types of clothing and woven items. Custom fabric-lined frame included. Size (textile): 17.25" W x 10.5" H (43.8 cm x 26.7 cm); size (frame): 23.75" W x 17.75" H (60.3 cm x 45.1 cm).

Provenance: private Southern California, USA collection, acquired in the 1970s to mid-1980s

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Condition Report: This is composed of several fragmentary textile panels, likely from the same garment. Light fraying to some interior and peripheral threads, and areas of staining and fading to coloration.