Peru: The Incas and their Predecessors seen through their Art and Textiles

Do come for a wonderful richly illustrated talk and escape the chill. If you are not a member (we are recruiting new members now) do come as a visitor to the hall. Just pay £8 at the door

 Ancient Peruvian burial grounds have yielded up dazzling goldwork, fine ceramic vessels, and some of the richest textiles in the world. Sumptuously woven garments, preserved for 2000 years by the Paracas desert, display a profusion of embroidered designs. For the Incas, who ruled the Andes of South America after AD 1200, the textile arts took precedence over other media. Chosen women devoted their lives to weaving for the Sun and the Inca State. Today, 500 years after the Spanish conquest, textiles remain central to Andean life.

Our lecturer is Chloe Sayer.

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