Chile, Pre-Inca Storage Bag from Arica, Chile
This large striped bag is decorated with a series of thin and broad vertical stripes in brilliant hues of red, green, tan, brown and white. The weaving was opened along the vertical sewn sides and is in excellent condition indicating that it was woven for ritual tribute rather than used in everyday life. These long, narrow bags are referred to as talegas. A group of talegas is catalogued in ARICA: 10,000 YEARS, ref # 195-199. Acquired in 1995 from Eduardo Aldunate, Santiago, Chile prior to the 1980s.
Weaving Technique: plain weave.
Professionally mounted on a stretcher.
Media: Textile
Dimensions: Length 29" x Width 13"
$5,800
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