Pre Hispanic Civilizations: Ancient Peruvian Textile Art

Ancient Paracas' Textile Art

The ancient Paracas’ textile art is considered one of the finest and sophisticated of the world. Paracas had selected weavers, completely dedicated to work in the textile activity.

Paracas Textile Art - Finest materials, bright colors, beautiful designs

Paracas’ weavers were high skilled workers and very patient to weave their textiles,  their designs were sometimes geometric as squares, diamonds or triangles, and other times about nature like animals or plants. 

Let's see a presentation to know better the Ancient Paracas Textile Art 

Class Activity 1 - Ancient Paracas' Texile Art

Look at the original Paracas' design and find the basic pattern of the design:

Original Paracas' Cloth

Replica made using a computer program

1. Find the pattern and create a similar design using Paint.

2. Follow the instructions on your worksheet.

3. When finish, work the next cloth.

Class Activity 2 - Working an Informational Resource

1. Get together with your UoI group:

Inca - Mochica - Chavín - Paracas - Nazca - Chimú

2. Share de information about the relevant aspects of the culture your group is working on: Location, cultural aspects, economic activities, etc...

3. Get 5 pictures related to your topic and save it in the group folder (add your lastname).

Images and slides organization:

4. Create a presentation with the pictures and information collected by the class. Follow teacher's instructions.
5. Once you finish your presentation, read the checklist about the settings.