ANCIENT TEXTILES | Pre-ColumbianNORTH COAST 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 | Moche, Lambayeque, Chimu, Viru NORTH COAST OF PERU         MANTLE Camelid/natural dyes Chimu Culture 900 - 1470 A.D. CUSHION COVER cotton/natural dyes Chimu Culture 800 - 1100 A.D. back to Ancient Objects & Textiles