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Amusing Huari Textile Sash w/ Colorful Faces
Amusing Huari Textile Sash w/ Colorful Faces
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**Originally Listed At $125**

Pre-Columbian, South Coast Peru, Wari (Huari) culture, ca. 500 to 1000 CE. This eah-tone textile fragment is comprised of tightly-woven fibers in crimson, brown, lime, teal, gold, and fuchsia hues. The composition includes fourteen humorous simian-like faces with bulbous disc-shaped eyes, miniscule noses, and amicable smiles. The row of faces is outlined above and below by two thick red bands of fiber. Mounted on a fabric-lined cardboard backing. Size: 10.75" L x 1.25" W (27.3 cm x 3.2 cm).

Provenance: private Slavin collection, acquired in Peru and Bolivia from 1971 to 1972

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Condition
Expected frayin and minor losses to peripheries, minor staining and pigmentation loss, else intact.
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Amusing Huari Textile Sash w/ Colorful Faces

Estimate $150 - $225
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Starting Price $75
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