Contemporary Peruvian textile artists are predominantly of mixed Andean and Spanish ancestry, and they illustrate a mastery of their craft that draws strongly upon this Andean-Mestizo heritage. Fine textiles served as symbols of wealth and socioeconomic status among Pre-Columbian Andean cultures because of the fine fabrics, their elaborate weaving techniques, and their … [Read more...] about 20th-century Andean-Mestizo Textile with Chimú or Moche Motifs: Researched and Conserved by Alyssa Cartier
This “coctelera,” or cocktail napkin, is a miniature tourist-trade object, but it is nevertheless a good example of traditional Maya woven and embroidered textiles. This small panel of cloth was likely woven on a typical Maya backstrap loom, with a tapestry weave of stripes in yellow, black, red, and white thread; combinations of the thread colors create … [Read more...] about Hand-Woven and Embroidered Maya Textiles by Bao Nguyen