**Originally Listed At $350**
Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A fine set of two ornamental textile head wraps composed of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers. The longer wrap boasts fluffy white tufts of fur along the midsection as well as red-and-black adornments along the upper areas of the straps. The smaller ornament has several tufts of hair dyed in various vibrant hues including sage-green, wheat, vermilion, burgundy, sky-blue, and cobalt-blue. Mounted against a red fabric display panel. Size of largest (white): 11.375" W x 21.25" H (28.9 cm x 54 cm); size (display fabric): 25.75" W x 34.25" H (65.4 cm x 87 cm).
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Bill Freeman collection, New Mexico, USA, before 2000
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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.
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Condition
Small losses to tufts of white hair and colorful tufts. Light fraying to some strand fibers. Colors are still visible and vivid.