Portfolio: Andean Textiles

In 1967, Krannert Art Museum acquired a significant collection of ancient Andean art from Fred Olsen, an industrial chemist whose fascination with the nature of creativity and abstract design drew him to these highly expressive works of art. Here are the textile objects from that collection of over 600 pieces, representing a wide range of cultures and aesthetic styles that flourished throughout the coastal and highland regions of Peru from 1500 B.C.E. to the Spanish conquest of 1532, including Chavin, Paracas, Nazca, Moche, Wari, Huwara, Lambayeque, Chimu, Chancay, and Inka.

Records 13 to 24 of 160

Coca Bag

camelid hair and cotton

Coca Bag

camelid hair

False Mummy Head

cotton with paint

Female Figurine

cotton with camelid hair and human hair

Female Figurine

cane with camelid hair and cotton

Figurine

reed with cotton and camelid hair

Figurine

cane with camelid hair and cotton

Figurine

camelid hair and cotton

Fragment of a Border of Mantle

camelid hair and cotton

Records 13 to 24 of 160