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THBSuperb / Large Chancay Painted Textile w/ Figures
Lot 182b
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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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Mar 21, 2019
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2019-03-21 10:00:00
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Featuring classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe, plus fine art. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Chancay, modern day Peru, ca. 1300 to 1470 CE. A bright, rectangular textile decorated with diamond-shaped panels, each with stepped edges and bright backgrounds, depicting standing figures facing forward and a series of animals - birds eating fish, fish, and horned, lizard-like creatures. Brilliant colors make this piece's preservation all the more remarkable - pale sky blue, deep red, green, and ocher yellow create a vibrant visual field. Size of panel: 47.5" W x 16.9" H (120.6 cm x 42.9 cm); size of backing: 52.5" W x 23.15" H (133.4 cm x 58.8 cm)
The people of the early cultures in the Andes buried their dead in bundles with woven textiles, sometimes wearing clothing like this loincloth. These often have repetitive, almost fractal patterns, often placed inside of frames, and with color sequences designed to make the viewer look across them diagonally. The red color is probably from cochineal, a bright red insect, while the yellow and black colors would have come from various plants. The dry, cold climate of the Andes preserved these textiles. As time went on, their designs changed - from ca. 1300 CE onward, motifs began to emphasize anthropomorphic figures rather than geometric abstractions. The iconography of these textiles remains unclear, but some scholars have advanced the theory that figures shown face on (like the ones on this textile) are gods.
Provenance: ex-private Sneed collection, Florida, USA; ex-private Palm Beach, Florida, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s
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#133671Edges are slightly frayed. Loss to one corner and in one area of the bottom (as shown). Some staining and discoloration; however, the motifs are well-preserved.Condition
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