This focus exhibition explores the transmission of knowledge through the textile legacies of Central and South America to show the powerful role of cloth to transfer cultural wisdom across generations. It brings attention to cloths made in the 20th century, including mola, huipil, and poncho. These textiles represent practices that continue to be actively created, used, and preserved by communities for future generations. The historical legacies of these textiles testify to the contemporary vitality and resilience of the communities they originate from in Central and South America.
This focus exhibition is curated by museum graduate assistant Angiee Liliana Rocha Parra, under the mentorship of Allison J. Martino, Laura and Raymond Wielgus Curator of the Arts of Africa, Oceania, and Indigenous Art of the Americas.
