Colorful Inca Wool Textile Cloth w/ Tassels
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, central highlands of Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1350 to 1500 CE. A lovely textile coca cloth comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers presenting a vertical striated pattern and white stepped motifs. The textile has a braided tassels on each corner and thick plaited borders on the top and bottom. This cloth was probably used to wrap a bundle of coca leaves and other personal effects - the owner would have tied the package together using the tassels. Size of textile: 18.5" L x 17.5" W (47 cm x 44.4 cm); canvas: 24.65" L x 23" W (62.6 cm x 58.4 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-Gary Drimmer collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1950 to 1960
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#172820
Pre-Columbian, central highlands of Peru, Inca culture, ca. 1350 to 1500 CE. A lovely textile coca cloth comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers presenting a vertical striated pattern and white stepped motifs. The textile has a braided tassels on each corner and thick plaited borders on the top and bottom. This cloth was probably used to wrap a bundle of coca leaves and other personal effects - the owner would have tied the package together using the tassels. Size of textile: 18.5" L x 17.5" W (47 cm x 44.4 cm); canvas: 24.65" L x 23" W (62.6 cm x 58.4 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, 1995 to 2010; ex-Gary Drimmer collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 1950 to 1960
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#172820
Condition
Fading to blue threads and minor fraying and wear to weaving, overall great condition. Mounted on a modern cloth backing over a wood frame.
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Colorful Inca Wool Textile Cloth w/ Tassels
Estimate $700 - $1,050
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