Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 800 to 1200 CE. A fabulous and sizable example of a lace-like textile panel that is loosely woven from camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in creamy white and pale-yellow hues. The textile panel is adorned with dozens of minimalist bird figures with zigzagging bodies hovering above that of a neighboring bird and slender beaks that are mutually shared by a bird on the opposite side. The textiles of the ancient Chancay demonstrate their immense artistic and technical developments achieved through generations of textile weaving. Mounted atop a beige fabric panel that is stretched across a wooden display frame. Size (textile & frame): 54" W x 56" H (137.2 cm x 142.2 cm)
Provenance: ex-private C. Webster collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, acquired before 2000; ex-Paul Shepard collection
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Condition
Repairs to a few interior areas with modern thread. Losses to some interior and peripheral areas as shown. Minor staining to original color and loosening to some interior and peripheral threads. Great remaining avian iconography throughout.