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THBMoche Textile w/ Deities & Animals, ex-Schmitt
Lot 104
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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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Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Moche, ca. 500 to 700 CE. A marvelous textile fragment featuring an intricate scene, handwoven from cotton and camelid wool (alpaca or llama), dyed in many hues. The detail in this piece is exquisite - the weaver using just under a dozen colors to render a geometric border surrounding humanoid and zoomorphic beings standing in profile and forward facing with fierce expressions and outstretched hands / paws. Although ambiguous, it is likely the fearsome figures may be spirits or deities such as Ai Apec - the principal god of the Mochica people. Ai Apec is often depicted with fangs, extended claws, and a headdress with protruding animal heads! In ancient Andean societies, textiles served myriad functions and held an important social, political, religious, and aesthetic value - as demonstrated by the supreme skill and time needed to produce such an imaginative figural weaving such as this! Size of textile: 13.235" L x 3.8" W (33.6 cm x 9.7 cm); backing: 17.5" L x 8" W (44.4 cm x 20.3 cm)
Provenance: ex-Marc Amiguet Schmitt estate, Amiguet's Ancient Art, Evansville, Indiana, USA, acquired prior to January 1, 2010
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#175130Fragment of larger piece with fraying along upper edge. Tearing and small perforations throughout, and pulling to threads. Fading and discoloration to motifs. Professionally mounted on a modern cotton backing over a frame, and ready to display.Condition
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