Chimu Culture 1000-1470
Painted Panel, circa 1100 AD
Pigments on cotton
68.6 x 106.7 cm
27 x 42 in
on stretcher
27 x 42 in
on stretcher
Further images
Gauze panel of white camelid fibers with natural earth pigments in black and orange. Depicts an abstract rectilinear human head with a quizzical expression, flanked by bird and insect heads....
Gauze panel of white camelid fibers with natural earth pigments in black and orange. Depicts an abstract rectilinear human head with a quizzical expression, flanked by bird and insect heads. Probably a fragment from a larger panel. In very good condition, framed.
Publications
James W. Reid, The Lee M. Elman Collection of Peruvian Pre-Columbian Textiles, 2007, Editorial Ausonia, Lima, Peru, page 31Courtesy of Paul Hughes Fine Arts
Copyright of Paul Hughes Fine Arts