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Sun, Jul 10, 2022 01:00PM EDT
Lot 1025

Framed Precolumbian Inca Weaving

Estimate: $300 - $350

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Fragment of a pre-Columbian Incan tapestry featuring a band of woven figural designs on a dark red field, set in a double sided frame under double-sided glass. 1975 letter en verso from Maria Teresa O'Leary of Nuevo Mundo, Alexandria, Virginia, certifying the item is from the Peruvian Coast in the Incan period, 1000-1200 AD. Textile - 17 1/2"W x 6"H. Frame - 23"W x 12"H.

Private Tennessee collection, purchased 1975 from Nuevo Mundo, Alexandria, Virginia.

Condition

Overall very good condition with still vivid colors. Repair to one 2" section. Small hole lower right of front. Light grime. Frame with abrasions to edges. Not examined out of frame.