Vibrant Chancay Camelid Wool Textile Sash (21-3/4″L) (Auction 2026-06-05, Lot 76)

$449.75

Pre-Columbian, Central Coast Peru, Chancay culture, ca. 1000 to 1470 CE. A woven textile fragment from a sash or mantle, executed in camelid wool and cotton. The composition features a supplementary warp register of abstract birds and stepped motifs, rendered in blue-purple and yellow against a red ground with contrasting borders. The dense weave and graphic patterning reflect the distinctive textile traditions of the Chancay. Size: 21.75″ L x 4″ W (55.2 cm x 10.2 cm)

Provenance: private Colorado, USA collection

Condition: Fraying and losses to fibers at ends and peripheries, but stable and vibrant!