Nazca Slit Weave Textile Figural Fringe with Minukis – Art for

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Peru, South Coast, Proto-Nazca, circa 100 B.C. to 200 A.D Border section from a full mantle composed of nineteen standing figures having long string hairdos, woven in camelid fibers with an alpaca cross-knit fringe in ochre, green, red, blue, and brown, with dark brown fiber hair streaming downward as the overall fring
Peru, South Coast, Proto-Nazca, circa 100 B.C. to 200 A.D Border section from a full mantle composed of nineteen standing figures having long string hairdos, woven in camelid fibers with an alpaca cross-knit fringe in ochre, green, red, blue, and brown, with dark brown fiber hair streaming downward as the overall fringe. Size: 4-3/4 inches W. x 16-1/2 inches L.Professionally sewn to a cloth covered wooden stretcher. Excellent condition. Provenance: NYC collection; Ex. Edward H. Merrin Gallery, Inc., NYC., 1970s-1980s.