"A handful of textiles in the show are the collaborations of - TopicsExpress



          

"A handful of textiles in the show are the collaborations of cultures living side by side, as is the case with a wonderful gallery devoted to textiles produced in Spanish-ruled Mexico (where exquisite embroidery was a specialty) and South America (where descendants of the Inca had weaving skills superior to almost any on earth). Here, a fine Peruvian wedding mantle mixes geometric borders of Incan origin with a Spanish lattice pattern, and a Mexican shawl alternates bands of buzzy ikat weave with beguiling, friezelike scenes of people in pleasure boats or at social gatherings."
Posted on: Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:33:13 +0000

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