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THB3 Huari, Chancay, & Chimu Polychrome Textile Fragments
Lot 219
About Seller
Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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By Artemis Gallery
Sep 16, 2021
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Fossils, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Fine art, and much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Huari (Wari), ca. 700 to 1000 CE; Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE; Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE. A beautiful gathering of 3 colorful textile fragments made by 3 distinct cultures from ancient Peru. First is a Huari cotton panel depicting a pair of highly abstract avian creatures with large eyes, curved beaks, and vibrant feathers. Next is a Chimu panel woven from camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers showing 4 abstract anthropomorphic figures with multiple arms, trapezoidal faces, and rabbit-ear headdresses. The largest cotton panel is from the Chancay culture and exhibits 12 abstract birds separated by columns of dense avian creatures and linear motifs. Size of largest (Chancay): 26.625" L x 10" W (67.6 cm x 25.4 cm)
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, 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.
#166793All textiles are fragments of larger compositions. Huari and Chimu fragments are sewn to modern fabric backings for display and stability purposes; Chancay panel is sewn together from 3 separate textile strips as shown. All pieces have fraying and loosening to some fibers, with light staining and fading to fiber colors, and small losses to some interior and/or peripheral areas. Great remains of colors and iconography.Condition
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