**Originally Listed At $1200**
Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chavin, ca. 500 BCE. A lovely textile fragment composed of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of wheat, coffee, and forest-green. Illustrated in the center is a rare depiction of a standing "Staff God" which boasts a rectangular body, an abstract head with high-arching headdress tendrils, and outstretched arms grasping a pair of lengthy staves. Flanking the deity are two negative-space versions of the same image which suggest this fragment came from a larger, two-sided composition. Sewn against a modern brown textile panel atop white display fabric. Size (textile): 11.625" L x 3.625" W (29.5 cm x 9.2 cm); size (display fabric): 19.25" L x 11.6" W (48.9 cm x 29.5 cm).
Provenance: ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, collected from 1950-1960s
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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
This is a fragment of a larger item. Light fraying and loosening to some interior and peripheral fibers, with fading and light staining to original colors, and minor creasing. Original iconography is visible and clear.