Andean Textile Talks
Mark your calendars for the 2024 series of Andean Textile Talks!
Inside the Amano Museum Textile Collection
Alejandro Maeshiro
The Amano Museum of Pre-Columbian Textiles is one of Peru’s oldest institutions dedicated to protecting the country’s textile heritage. Since its foundation 52 years ago, the museum has shared one of the most complete collections of pre-Columbian textiles, which spans cultures including Chavin, Paracas, Moche, Nazca, Wari, Lambayeque, Chimu and Inca.
This one-hour free Zoom presentation followed by a Q&A.
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Andean textile traditions in Contemporary Art and Beyond
Textile artist Aymar Ccopacatty combines traditional weaving techniques, Indigenous knowledge, and environmental activism in his large-scale installation pieces. During this talk, Aymar will discuss his work, his process, and why he uses only recycled plastic in his textiles. He will survey the decay in traditional textile techniques in the last twenty years and the reasons behind this. He will also cover the hidden language within traditional textiles, along with the profound misunderstanding of textile traditions by the West.
Mouth Masks & Severed Heads with susan bergh
The fragmentary Nasca cloth at the Cleveland Museum of Art is one of the greatest paintings to survive from Andean antiquity, due to the realism, complexity, large size, and refined execution of its figures.
Six numinous beings process the length of the cloth. Wearing whiskered "mouth masks" and carrying severed heads, the figures appear to embody important cosmic forces in Nasca culture.