12831. Chancay Painted Gauze Figural Textile

Peru, Ca. 1200 to 1450 AD.

A post modern expression done by a pre modern artist!! The cotton woven linen serves as a canvas for lively humanoid and zoomorphic creatures to interact. The cloth may have functioned as a burial mantle and the subject matter affirms the connection between the natural and the spirit world beyond,. Natural beige cloth painted with tan and orange pigment. Size:16 12/ x 46 1/4 x 1 3/4 in. W. Now mounted in giltwood frame. Provenance: Ex. New York Collection,

References:

Ancestors of the Incas, The Lost Civilizations of Peru’ by Kauffmann-Doig, Presented by Wonders.

Ancient Peruvian Textiles, by Jose De Lavalle and Rosario De Cardenas. Integra AFP, 1999.

Textile Art of Peru. Mario Vargas Llosa. Industria Textil Piura, 1991.

To Weave for the Sun: Ancient Andean Textiles, by Rebecca Stone-Miller. Thames and Hudson, 1992.

Original Price: $3,500

Special Price: $2,750

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