I underwent a limited research project during this strange semester. While I did not have complete access to materials and sources as I normally would have. I managed to complete this project by comparing the materials, production, and meanings of textiles in the pre-Columbian world.
Despite the lack of interaction between the Maya and Andean civilizations, their textile productions, economies, and meanings can be analyzed to describe the regional developments, similarities, and differences. The regional differences in textiles are mainly representative of the purposes and symbolism of the finished textile product. However, from taking a ‘from the ground up’ approach, one can understand better the processes and strategies to these final products, and potentially how the symbolisms of each society are assigned to their textiles. Going forward, this paper will discuss textiles made from roughly 100 AD to the end of the Post-Classic period. And will specifically address the Peruvian civilizations of the Inca, Chimú, Paracas. Other civilizations may be mentioned briefly.
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