A Chancay Textile Figure. c. 800-1200 AD...

Description

A Chancay Textile Figure
c. 800-1200 AD

Woven camelid fibers wrapped around a frame of wood and bark. The figure draped in a floor-length striped garment with separate belt, the arms and hands wrapped brown threads, the face a woven panel in the shape and with the facial features of the wood masks from the region. In excellent condition. With a custom lucite base. Many recent copies of this type of figure have been assembled from various textile fragments. The textiles on this were made specifically for it, attesting to its authenticity.

Provenance:
Robert & Carolyn Nelson Collection
Griffin Gallery, Boca Raton, FL.
Ex. Kate Kemper Collection. Ms. Kemper of London and Switzerland (1908-2004) was an early collector of Andean art, forming an important collection of ceramics and textiles after visiting Peru. Her comprehensive collection was formed in Europe and exhibited in various museums including Ancient Peruvian Art, at the Arts Council, London in 1962, and Alt Peru in 1972 at the Landesmuseum, Muenster.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity from the gallery.

Height: 11 inches



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