Peruvian Pre-Columbian Textiles and Artifacts From the Janet B Hughes Collection May 16, 2009

Numbering over 650 artifacts, the Hughes Collection features both textiles and ceramic artifacts from the southern most point of Peru. Carved wooden objects, including ceremonial vessels known as keros, are included in the exhibition along with a selection of ancient textiles recovered from tombs throughout Peru. A group of ceramic vessels from various cultures once living in this arid region reveal examples of the stylized zoomorphic and anthropomorphic forms that are repeated in some of the vivid colored textiles.