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THBRare Pre-Columbian Sihuas Valley Textile Tunic
Lot 87b
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Artemis Fine Arts
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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By Artemis Fine Arts
Jul 30, 2020
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2020-07-30 10:00:00
2020-07-30 10:00:00
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Ancient art from Egypt, Greece, Italy and the Near East, as well as Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal / Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian Icons, Fine art, much more! All categories, all price ranges... all legally acquired and guaranteed to be as described or your money back. Artemis Fine Arts info@artemisfinearts.com
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, south coast Peru, Sihuas Valley culture, ca. 500 BCE to 700 CE. A beautiful tunic comprised of tightly woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in vibrant hues of crimson, wheat, teal, cream, maroon, turquoise, sage, and coffee. The rectangular vestment has a red ground color, chromatically diverse lateral borders, two columns of highly abstract geometric motifs that seem to resemble monstrous octopi, and a central horizontal slit through which one would put their head. A fine example of ancient Peruvian textile clothing replete with a colorful decorative program! Mounted on a modern brown textile panel atop a museum-quality display fabric. Size (textile): 35" W x 32.25" H (88.9 cm x 81.9 cm); (display fabric): 51.5" W x 47.5" H (130.8 cm x 120.6 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, acquired in the 1950s to 1960s
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#150880Textile tunic mounted atop modern khaki green textile panel for contiguity and presentation purposes. Losses to areas of colorful lateral borders as shown. Minor fraying and loosening to some interior and peripheral threads, with fading and staining to areas of original pigmentation, and minor creasing. Nice traces of original coloration throughout.Condition
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