A Red Tunic (Unku) Embroidered with Geometric Motifs, Far South Highlands or Possibly Northern
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A Red Tunic (Unku) Embroidered with Geometric Motifs, Far South Highlands or Possibly Northern Chile, Peru, Possibly Late Horizon, 1450-1550 CE
Provenance: "Haifa Museum of Art" (according to the literature) Acquired by the Maiman Group following a 1988 exhibition and the closure of the ethnology department of the museum. Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Weaving for the Afterlife - Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 319
Inca-Influenced
Multicolored camelid fiber in plain weave warp face with embroidery (cross-knit loop stitch, flat stitches and overcasting stitch).
99 x 95 cmÂ
For more details on this lot refer to the following number in the link: num 267, p. 319 ( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/weaving_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)
Provenance: "Haifa Museum of Art" (according to the literature) Acquired by the Maiman Group following a 1988 exhibition and the closure of the ethnology department of the museum. Estate of Yossef Maiman.
Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Weaving for the Afterlife - Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 319
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A Red Tunic (Unku) Embroidered with Geometric Motifs, Far South Highlands or Possibly Northern
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