South of the Border Folk Art
Textile fragment doll fringe Peru Paracas culture Early Horizon Chavin 900-200AD #AGW191 ~4" x 18"
$1,500.00
Checkerboard trim 3-D reversed human heads, dark brown hair streaming downward as an overall fringe. Part of a much larger piece that bordered the bottom of a tunic or poncho.
Tubular knit stem weave in alpaca wool.
Estimated retail value in 1986, US$175 per knotted doll according to James D. Dawson, Casa del Rio Gallery, Chicago, IL US$1300.00 when acquired in 1986 from Casa Del Rio, Chicago, IL.
4” x 18” #AGW191
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