Auction 219 POST SALE: The Yossef Maiman Collection - Pre-Columbian Art
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Dec 20, 2023
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LOT 51924:

A Textile Figurine, Central Coast, Peru, Late Intermediate Period, 1110-1470 CE

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A Textile Figurine, Central Coast, Peru, Late Intermediate Period, 1110-1470 CE

Chancay

The head of this figurine is composed of two pieces, one for the face and another for the back of the head. The eyes, nose and mouth were embroidered with different techniques. The figure may have originally had a loose outer dress around the body, which is now lost.


Height: 27 cm


Catalogue: 182, p. 230 ( https://issuu.com/hammersite/docs/weaving_for_the_afterlife?fr=xKAE9_zU1NQ)


Provenance: Exibited at "Haifa Museum of Art" (according to the literature)Acquired by the Maiman Group in 1988. Estate of Yossef Maiman.

Literature: Makowski, Krzystof, Rosenzweif, Alfredo, Diaz Jimenes, Maria Jesus, Weaving for the Afterlife - Peruvian Textiles from the Maiman Collection, Kal Press LTD, Israel, 2006., p. 230


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