Description:

Pre-Columbian, Peru, Huari/Wari, ca. 500 to 800 CE. A beautiful, large section of a Huari / Wari textile depicting a mythological anthropomorphic figure in the center - notice the diamond-shaped red head with geometric eyes and mouth and a frontal body below that includes swastika-like motifs - surrounded by a mesmerizing decorative program. The swastika was a symbol of good luck to many cultures until the usage in the 1930's by Hitler and the Nazis. The entire piece is woven from naturally dyed camelid fibers of chocolate brown, yellow ochre, sage green, white, and black hues. Professionally mounted upon black fabric covered stretchers. Size: 34.625" L x 9.5" W (87.9 cm x 24.1 cm); 40.125" L x 15.625" W (101.9 cm x 39.7 cm) on mount

Wari textiles, like the Inca that followed them, were woven on a wide, rectangular framed loom. They were warped on the short direction so the warp would run horizontally when worn as a tunic, and most examples like this were made with either white cotton or camelid (alpaca) fiber or some combination of the two.

Provenance: private Rochester, Michigan, USA collection

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#126677

  • Condition: Minor stains, loose, frayed, and lost fibers as shown, still an attractive and very large example.

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