EXPLORING SOUTH AMERICA
Image: Cloth with Procession of Figures, 170 BC–AD 70. Central Andes, south coast, Wari Kayan Necrópolis(?), Nasca people. Cotton and pigment (field), camelid fiber (border and fringe); 276 by 65.2 cm. The Norweb Collection, 1940.530
The current textiles installation from the permanent collection at The Cleveland Museum of Art represents several different civilizations that flourished in the ancient Andes, known today as Peru and parts of adjacent countries. Though unrelated by cultural affiliation, the selection of textiles is unified by each being special in some way— whether through rarity, complexity of execution, or luxury of materials...
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