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Inca Colonial Tapestry Peru: Late 16th-Early 17th C.

213cm x 124cm (7‘ x 5'4"). Alpaca weft on cotton warp

Condition: Excellent

Provenance: Formerly Andrew R. Dole Collection Authentication: Alan R. Sawyer, Former Director,

The Textile Museum, Washington, D C.

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d l i t e Inca weavers, continuing their art under Spanish Colonial rule, have left a remarkable legacy.

Rare in its own time, this surviving example marks a pinnacle in craftsmanship. The textile displays the integration of indigenous sacred animal motifs, Hispano-Moresque design and the use of an eccentric interlocking weft technique unknown to European weavers at the time.

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DAVID SWETNAM

Fine Andean Art

P.O. Box 50653 Santa Barbara. California 9 3 1 5 0

(805)969-1260