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Two Framed Pre-columbian Textile Fragments Nazca Culture

Offered by: Tishu

Description
Two small fragments of Pre-columbian textiles in shadow box frames. Both have strong geometrical patterns in the style of Nazca culture, located in the southern coast of nowadays Peru, which flourished from 100BC to 800AD. They appear to be woven with camelid fibers and likely from 400-600AD. One of them is a fragment of a coco leave bag and still retains two old paper labels on the back as shown. Found Estate collection.
The size indicated here is for the larger one. The small one is about 9.5w by 7.5h by 2.5d.

More Information

Origin:	Peru
Period:	Pre 18th Century
Materials:	wool
Condition:	Fair. antique textile fragment condition
Creation Date:	400-600AD
Number of Pieces:	2-3
Styles / Movements:	Pre-Columbian, Folk Art, Ancient Art
Incollect Reference #:	233246

Dimensions

W.	12.25 in;	H.	11.5 in;	D.	2 in;
W.	31.12 cm;	H.	29.21 cm;	D.	5.08 cm;

Message from Seller:

Our collection ranges from Neolithic Art to 20th century collectible art and design. It spans 5000 thousand years of history and crosses many civilizations and cultures. Our aesthetic strongholds are Mid-century studio design, Japanese and Korean art, Asian Textile Art and Contemporary Aboriginal Art. The diversity is united behind our singular vision to seek for timeless beauty and driven purely by our passion