Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Proto-Nazca, ca. 500 to 300 BCE. A gorgeous and colorful textile fragment comprised of tightly-woven camelid (alpaca or llama wool) fibers in hues of gold, sapphire, crimson, navy, citrine, and fuchsia. Above and below the central design are two enclosing border panels with tendril-like arms interwoven with one another, and a solid bar of red separates them from the primary illustrations. The center panel depicts a series of abstract anthropomorphic figures, two full and three partial, whom don eccentric headdresses and colorful vestments. Referred to as "lightning gods," they are the controllers of lightning, thunder, and the skies in Proto-Nazca culture. A lovely example from ancient Peru! Mounted on fabric backing. Size (textile): 12.875" L x 3.625" W (32.7 cm x 9.2 cm); size (backing): 24.25" L x 15" W (61.6 cm x 38.1 cm).

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Gary Drimmer collection, Chicago, Illinois, USA

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Age-commensurate surface wear, minor fraying to interior and peripheral threads, losses to some interior designs, and some discoloration, otherwise very good.