ANCIENT TEXTILES | Pre-ColumbianSOUTH 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 | Nasca, Paracas, Proto-Nasca, Sihuas, Ocucaje, Ica SOUTH COAST OF PERU           TEXTILE BORDER wool/natural dyes Nasca Culture 200 - 600 A.D. BORDERED COLOR FIELD MANTLE Camelid wool/dyes Nasca Culture 0 - 200 A.D. VOTIVE PONCHITO feathers on cotton Nasca Culture 200 - 600 A.D. MANTLE Camelid wool, natural dyes Nasca-Huari Culture 500 - 800 A.D. TUNIC wool/natural dyes Nasca Culture 200 - 600 A.D.           MANTLE wool/natural dyes Sihuas Culture 100 BC - 300 AD CUSHMA wool/natural dyes Nasca Culture 200 - 600 A.D. FRINGED MANTLE wool/natural dyes Proto-Nasca Culture 0 - 200 A.D. STEPPED MANTLE Camelid wool/natural dyes Nasca Culture 200 - 600 A.D. MANTLE wool/natural dyes Proto-Nasca Culture 0 - 200 A.D. CUSHMA Camelid wool/natural dyes Nasca Culture 200 - 600 A.D. FRINGED MANTLE Camelid wool/natural dyes Proto-Nasca Culture 0 - 200 A.D. FRINGED MANTLE Camelid wool/natural dyes Proto-Nasca Culture 0 - 200 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 Portal