Weaving and the Social World: 3,000 Years of Ancient Andean Textiles

May 20 - September 18, 2016 - This exhibition celebrates the significance and beauty of ancient Andean textiles, demonstrating the spectrum of their designs and functions. It features exceptional loans from private collections, including tunics, mantles, and wall hangings, as well as related feather, gold, and silver ornaments; weaving implements; and ceramic vessels. Characterized by graphically powerful images of deities, animals, and geometric motifs and by advanced weaving techniques, these textiles reveal the brilliance of ancient South American weavers.