Creatures & Captives: Painted Textiles of the Ancient Andes

For centuries, ancient Andean artists painted animals, humans, abstract motifs, and mythical beings on undyed cotton cloth. Showcasing a subtle color palette, these painted textiles have long been overshadowed by textiles woven from brightly dyed cotton and woolen yarns.

Creatures and Captives: Painted Textiles of the Ancient Andes presents examples from the DMA’s collection highlighting this lesser-known Andean textile tradition, and features exciting new research carried out through institutional collaborations.

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Image: Fragmentary Panel of the Prisoner Textile, 1200–1290. Chimú peoples. Peru, South America. Cotton, pigment, or dye. Dallas Museum of Art, the Nora and John Wise Collection, bequest of Nora Wise, 1989.W.1906

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