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.

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Belt-Bag

camelid hair

Border Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Border Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Border Fragment of Mantle

camelid hair and cotton

Border Fragment of Mantle with Fringe

cotton with camelid hair embroidery

Coca Bag

camelid hair and cotton

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

Fragment of a Hanging

camelid hair and cotton

Fragment of a Large Panel

camelid hair and cotton

Fragment of a Large Panel

camelid hair and cotton

Fragment of a Loincloth

camelid hair and cotton

Fragment of a Wide Band

camelid hair and cotton

Fragment of Border

camelid hair and cotton

Fragment of Border

camelid hair and cotton

Fragment of Cloth

cotton with paint

Fragment of Wide Tapestry Band

camelid hair and cotton warp with paint

Garment Border Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Headband

camelid hair and cotton

Headband

camelid hair and cotton

Headband

camelid hair and cotton

Headband

camelid hair and cotton

Headband Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Headwap or Sash

camelid hair and cotton

Loin Cloth

camelid hair and cotton

Loin Cloth Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Loin Cloth Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Loin Cloth Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Loin Cloth Panel

camelid hair and cotton

Loin Cloth Tie

camelid hair and cotton

Male Figurine

plant material with cotton and camelid hair

Male Figurine

reed with cotton and camelid hair

Male Figurine

jute and cotton with camelid hair

Male Figurine

reed with cotton and camelid hair

Mantle

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Border

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Border

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Border

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Border

camelid hair

Mantle Border Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Border Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Border Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Border Fragment

cotton with camelid hair embroidery

Mantle Border Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Border Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Fragment

camelid hair and cotton

Mantle Fragment

cotton with camelid hair embroidery

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