> ANCIENT TEXTILES | Pre-ColumbianMesoAmerica - HIGHLANDS OF PERU The William Siegal Gallery is recognized as the leading gallery for Pre-Columbian and Aymara textiles. For three thousand years, the art of weaving was the most important artistic and cultural expression of the many highly developed Pre-Columbian Andean societies. Each of the textiles in our collection exhibits the epitome of technical weaving skill and artistry. CULTURES | Inca, Huari, Chavin, Tiahuanaco HIGHLANDS OF PERU       ROYAL TAPESTRY Camelid wool/dyes Inca Culture 1400 - 1532 A.D. QUIPU Cotton/natural dyes Inca Culture 1400 - 1532 A.D. TIE-DYE MANTLE Camelid wool/dyes Huari Culture 500 - 800 A.D. TIE-DYE MANTLE Camelid wool/dyes Huari Culture 500 - 800 A.D. GAUZE SHIRT cotton, wool/dyes Lambayeque Culture 900 - 1470 A.D. ROYAL GUARD TUNIC camelid wool yarn Inca Culture 1400 - 1532 A.D. TUNIC PANEL Camelid wool/dyes Inca Culture 1400 - 1532 A.D. FEATHERED TUNIC feathers/cotton Inca Culture 1400 - 1532 A.D. SKULL TEXTILE camelid wool yarn Huari Culture 500 - 900 A.D. TROPHY HEAD TUNIC Camelid wool/dyes Huari Culture 500 - 800 A.D. TIE-DYE MANTLE camelid wool yarns Huari-Nasca Culture 500 - 900 A.D. TIE-DYE JAGUAR CUSHMA camelid wool yarns Huari Culture 500 - 800 A.D. TWO-HEADED SNAKE PANEL cotton and feathers Nasca Culture 200 - 600 A.D. SPIRAL CUSHMA camelid wool/natural dyes Nasca Culture 200 - 600 A.D. back to Ancient Objects & Textiles