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Ancient Andean Textiles

Cleveland Museum of Art Cleveland

Ancient Andean Textiles Ancient Andean weavers created one of the world’s most distinguished textile traditions. This new installation features examples utilizing the tapestry technique, particularly esteemed in antiquity. Image: Tunic with Frontal Figures, 1400–1532. Central Andes, Central Coast, Ychsma (Pachacamac) people. Cotton; slit tapestry weave; neck edge to hem: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.); width […]

iNgqikithi yokuPhica / Weaving Meanings: Telephone Wire Art from South Africa

Museum of International Folk Art Santa Fe

Museum of International Folk Art November 17, 2024 – November 17, 2025. Santa Fe, New Mexico Foregrounding artists’ voices, Weaving Meanings shares histories of the wire medium in South Africa, from the 16th century uses as currency to the dazzling artworks wire weavers create today. From beer pot lids (izimbenge) to platters and plates, from […]