Maya Textiles from the Guatemalan Highlands
June 5 to September 17, 2005
The Goldstein Museum of Design
goldstein.che.umn.edu

 

fig. Textiles from San Antonio Aguas Calientes. Photo by Richard Nelson.

These textile patterns communicate the history, religion, and philosophy of the Maya people, and often identify a particular village (like the tartans of scotland, for example).

Richard Nelson has traveled to Guatemala and other Central American countries every year since 1973, building this large and comprehensive collection. more culture>>>