Pre-Columbian, Peru, Nazca, ca. 200 to 700 CE; Chancay, ca. 800 to 1200 CE; Chimu, ca. 1100 to 1470 CE; Inca Empire, ca. 1200 to 1532 CE. A fine gathering of five textile fragments comprised of tightly-woven cotton or camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in a plethora of hues. One Nazca panel boasts a trio of beige-and-brown felines next to an S-motif border, and the second Nazca panel displays a trio of abstract octopi above a register of cresting waves. A Chancay panel depicts several repeating brown-and-cream birds. The Chimu panel shows cresting waves and abstract zoomorphic creatures in crimson, wheat, and cream hues. The Inca panel illustrates a register of left-facing parrots in hues of marigold, burgundy, bronze, and espresso. Size of largest (Nazca felines): 5.5" W x 9.25" H (14 cm x 23.5 cm); size (Riker box): 16.1" W x 12.125" H (40.9 cm x 30.8 cm).
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private lifetime collection of Dr. Saul Tuttman and Dr. Gregory Siskind, New York, New York, USA
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Condition
All items are fragments of larger items. All items have minor loosening and fraying to some interior and peripheral fibers, light staining and fading to original coloration, and light creasing. Iconography is still visible and clear.