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Style: Pre-Columbian
Large Framed Pre-Columbian Embroidered Textile from Chimu Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
An antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture in central and Northern coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Intermediate period/ late Hori...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Linen
Collection of Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Panels Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A collection of two fragments of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. The panels were presented in...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Linen
Framed Large Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Fragment from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large fragment of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Inter...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Linen
Large Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Fragment from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A large fragment of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Inter...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Linen
Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Fragment from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fragment of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Intermediat...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Linen
Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile Fragment from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fragment of antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu or Chancay culture located in Central and Northern Coast of nowadays Peru. Chancay culture thrived in the late Intermediat...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Linen
Framed Finely Woven Pre-Columbian Pictorial Textile Chimu Musuem Quality
Located in Atlanta, GA
A well preserved and rare pictorial antique pre-Columbia textile panel from Chimu culture. Located in Northern Coast of nowadays Peru, Chimu culture thrived in the late Intermediate/...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Linen, Wood
Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment Chimu Chancay Culture Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two framed pre-Columbian textile fragments from Chimu or Chancay culture (1000AD-1470AD) in nowadays Peru. Both panels are of a similar red background and poss...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Wood
Large Framed Pre-Columbian Antique Peruvian Textile Fragment Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A fragment of antique Peruvian textile from Pre-Columbia era, nicely displayed in a matted metal frame. Likely from Chancay culture in Centra...
Category
16th Century Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton, Linen
$3,000 Sale Price
33% Off
Two Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragments Inca Culture Peru
Located in Atlanta, GA
Two pre-Columbian textile fragments presented in wood frames. Handwoven in colored yarn, possibly camelid fibers, these pieces were from Inca period circa 15-16th century. One panel is a classic Inca weave that was likely part of a mantle or cape. It has a multi-panel design with eight-point stars alternating with stylized animal and homomorphic figures, steps-design and abstract scrolling patterns. The second one features a multiple stripe design also with eight-point star and a mysterious figure sandwiched between stripes of geometrical patterns and plain borders. Presenting in a thin gilt wood and a carved dark wood frame...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile, Wood
Zabihi Collection Dazzling Vintage Turkish Throw Kilim
Located in New York, NY
Colorful mid-20th century Turkish flat-weave Kilim with prayer motif.
Measures: 2'11" x 4'6".
Category
20th Century Turkish Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
$960 Sale Price
20% Off
Framed Pre-Columbian Textile Fragment Chimu Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
A nicely framed fragment of antique Pre-Columbian textile that depicts a stylized figure in a geometrical background. Linen backing. The fragment was ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Cotton
Masterpiece Complete Chimu Shirt with Feathered Motif
Located in San Pedro Garza Garcia, Nuevo Leon
An intact shirt with motif of rows of feathers in several shades of mustard yellow on a red ground, depicted as they would have been attached in rows in an actual feather textile.
Category
15th Century and Earlier Peruvian Antique Pre-Columbian Decorative Art
Materials
Textile
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Pre-Columbian Multi-Color Chancay Textile, Cubist Animals, Peru 1100-1400 AD
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Intricate Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru Ex Ferdinand Anton
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Extremely detailed yellow embroidered Pre-Columbian textile fragment with hints of red from the Chancay culture in Peru. This piece is framed in a black shadowbox.
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Pre-Columbian Warrior Banner, Chimu, Peru, circa 1100-1476 AD
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Striped Inca Pre-Columbian Textile, Peru, circa 1400-1532 AD, Ex Ferdinand Anton
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H 14 in W 11 in D 2.5 in
Giltwood Framed 19th Century French Tapestry Fragment with Kissing Doves
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Giltwood Framed 19th Century French Tapestry Fragment with kissing doves.
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H 24 in W 20.25 in D 1 in
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Framed Pre-Columbian Woven Textile from Chimu Chancay Culture
Located in Atlanta, GA
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Pre-columbian decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Pre-Columbian decorative art for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 20th Century, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, folk art and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with fabric, textile and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Pre-Columbian decorative art made in a specific country, there are Peru, South America, and Asia pieces for sale on 1stDibs. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for decorative art differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,200 and tops out at $175,000 while the average work can sell for $3,000.
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