South America - Nasca/Nazca Culture - Woven Hemmed Mantle Cloth > Lot No. 629

Description:
Circa 500-1,000 AD. An assemblage comprising a mantle of two plain brown woven panels stitched together with attached woven multi-coloured hems on red backgrounds; the hems being 50mm wide, with one hem depicting a repeated bird-in-panel motif and the other a repeated glyph motif.

Measurements:
50cm square.

Condition:
Generally very fine, some minor damage to the plain cloth panels; the hems excellent with good colour.

Export licence:
No

Estimate: £400 - 600 (EUR 480 - 720; USD 630 - 950)

Auction date: Friday 19th March 2010 at The Swedenborg Hall 20-21 Bloomsbury Way
London WC1A 2TH

Sold for: £300