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Large Chimu Woven Wool Textile w/ Serpents & Birds

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Large Chimu Woven Wool Textile w/ Serpents & Birds

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Description

Pre-Columbian, North Coast Peru, Chimu, ca. 1000 to 1500 CE. A remarkable textile made from 5 camelid wool (alpaca or llama) panels in shades of brown and white, sewn together to create one large mantle. The repeating motifs depict interlocking abstract creatures - horned snakes and birds within the negative space between the serpents. This textile may have been a funerary shroud that was wrapped around and buried with the deceased. Size of textile: 71" L x 32" W (180.3 cm x 81.3 cm); cloth backing: 83" L x 43" W (210.8 cm x 109.2 cm)

Provenance: private southern California, USA collection, acquired before 2000

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Condition

Tears and losses to fibers and holes have been repaired /patched with a matching brown cloth from the same period. Majority of textile is intact. Mounted on a modern black semi-opaque cloth.