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Unknown — Paracas Embroidered Textile Fragment, Peru, 100 BC-AD 200
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Paracas Embroidered Textile Fragment, Peru, 100 BC-AD 200

An embroidered textile fragment from the Paracas culture of Peru, demonstrating sophisticated weaving and embroidery techniques. This textile represents the exceptional fiber arts tradition of pre-Columbian South America.

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Extra! Objets rares et singuliers extra-européens

June 28, 2021

Estimate: $2,000$3,000

Lot 37

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Unknown, Paracas Embroidered Textile Fragment, Peru, 100 BC-AD 200

An embroidered textile fragment from the Paracas culture of Peru, demonstrating sophisticated weaving and embroidery techniques. This textile represents the exceptional fiber arts tradition of pre-Columbian South America.

Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Paracas, Peru, 100 BC-200 AD, Weaving, Fiber Arts, Embroidered, Textile, Pre-Columbian

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art