Finely Woven Presumed Peruvian Fine Cotton Table Runner (or Shawl!) Fat Lava era Cotton and nicely woven

Cotton and nicely woven

I found this painted wood sculpture of a seal or sea lion balancing a ball at the estate sale of an artist

Hand-painted and finely made

the other is blonde on a green horse

Finely Woven Presumed Peruvian Fine Cotton Table Runner (or Shawl!) Fat Lava era Cotton and nicely wovenI have so much to learn about textiles and weaving traditions, but I do think I am pretty good at recognizing beautiful pieces. This one is certainly that, finely woven of high quality cotton with a finish that gives it the feel of raw silk. The ground is predominately black, with an aubergine border and an array of patterns in yellow, white, green, blue and red the same on either side of the center. A really elegant piece, at 68" long and 27" wide,