Two rare featherwork panels, ca. 300-400 AD · Peru, Nazca · ID: 3046571
sold
EUR 800
Provenance
Galerie Gerdes, Munich, GermanyAnna Maria Posset (1922-2018), Würzburg / Miltenberg, Germany (acquired between 1975 - 1985)
Size
M: 60 cm x 53 cm & 69 x 55 cm
M: 23.6 inch x 20.9 inch & 69 x 21.7 inch
Description
coarsely woven cream-white cotton, colourful feathers (Ara), each mounted on cream white velvet, glazed/ framed (74,5 cm x 64 cm)
The feathers are sewn on like a mosaic. The panels show the representation of a cat, respectively a bird in the centre.
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).