Pre-Columbian, north coast of Peru, Sican/Lambayeque culture, ca. 800 to 1000 CE. A stunning and large textile panel composed of tightly woven natural cotton fibers that are dyed in hues of beige, citrine, coffee, and cream. Displayed throughout the panel are highly abstract renditions of Naylamp (also Naymlap, Nanlap, or Nylamp), the traditional founder of the Lambayeque dynasty. The many depictions of Naylamp are adorned in headdresses of either a tumi shape or inverted, stacked triangles, and each figure has outstretched arms, a circular head with expressive countenance, and ornately decorated tunics. Several petite birds around the composition grasp small fish in their beads, and two panels of repeating brown-and-white diamond patterns are visible on the right periphery. Sewn to a modern fabric panel and mounted on a museum-quality display fabric. Size (textile): 39" L x 31.5" W (99.1 cm x 80 cm); (display fabric): 58.25" L x 47.25" W (148 cm x 120 cm).

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-private Hans Juergen Westermann collection, Germany, acquired in the 1950s to 1960s

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Original textile panel is sewn to a modern fabric panel for stability. Losses and tears throughout. Ancient fabric sewn behind areas of loss to fill gaps, with stabilized fraying to some interior and peripheral areas, with staining and fading to original pigmentation, and minor creasing. Iconography is still visible and clear.