Ten Ancient Textiles in the News!

It's very unusual to find ancient textiles that have withstood the ravages of time. Most of them disintegrate within a few years.

BUT, sometimes the conditions are perfect for preservation of cloth.

Here's a great article about 10 ancient textiles, some of which I never even knew existed!

Check them out here.

Textiles and the Multi-Tiered Cosmos: Huari Textiles of Peru

Huari Textiles

The People 

The powerful and complex Huari Empire flourished from A.D. 750 to 1000. The empire was centered near the modern city of Ayacucho, Peru, and included a vast region of conquered coastal and highland lands across Peru. It's thought that the Huari, rather than force conquered peoples to submit to their religion, integrated local religions into an overarching ideology. The Huari were the first to use terraced agriculture in this hemisphere. They were sophisticated artists. Their textiles are considered to be some of the finest works of art from any era.

This guy.

Textiles and the Multi-Tiered Cosmos: Shipibo Textiles

Perhaps the most iconic (at least in the Americas) shamanic textiles are those produced by the Shipibo people in Peru. This has been a difficult one for me because there is SO much information available on these textiles and all of it is AMAZING so it's hard to focus on just one thing. But I'll do my best!