The Arts of Ancient South America

Description

The AD&A Museum has a small collection of objects from Peru and the Andes augmented by a smaller group from Argentina.

Collection Items

South America, Peru
Carved Scale

South America, Peru, North Coast, Chimu
Joined Double Vessel with two Figures

South America, Peru, North Coast, Chimu
Double Body Vessel with Fish Image

Fragment of a fabric with suppl. weft

South America, Peru, North Coast, Chimu
Vessel, Huaca Sculptured Bottle

South America, Peru, North Coast, Chimu
Single Fragment of Gauze Fabric

Wood pin of dignitary

Brocaded Banded Bag

South America, Peru, Inca
Khipu (String Memory Aid)

South America, Peru, North Coast, Moche
Portrait Stirrup Vessel

South America, Peru, North Coast, Moche
Stirrup spout effigy vessel

South America, Peru, South Coast, Nazca
Modeled double spot Lucuma

South America, Peru, South Coast, Nazca
Double spout and bridge vessel

South America, Peru, South Coast, Nazca
Polychrome Strap Handled Vessel

South America, Peru
Goddess of Fertility

South America, Peru, Southern Highlands, Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Seated stone holding heads in each hand

South America, Peru
Carved Scale

Two Sections of Border with fringe

South America, Peru
Bag (chuspa)

South America, Peru
Tapestry Weave

Small Purse

Bag with knit and plaited neck

Loosely woven Material

Three Small Fragments of Gauze Weave

Nine Samples of Weaving Types

Fragment of Tapestry

Banded Tapestry

South America, Peru
Paracas wood and textile

South America, Peru
Paracas wood and textile

South America, Peru
Paracas wood and textile

South America, Peru
Paracas wood and textile

South America, Peru
Paracas wood and Fragment

Paracas textile

South America, Peru
Carved Scale

South America, Peru, Chimu
Chimu situla (beaker)

Upright figure

2 3/4 x 1 3/4 x 3 1/4"

Vessel: owl

South America, Peru
Stirrup vessel: monkey astride a bird

Vessel: feline animal

Peru, Chimu
Chimu Blackware in form of Gourd

South America, Brazil, Kayapó
Frontal headdress (Meoko) of feather ceremony

South America, Peru, Vicus
Ceremonial crown element

South America, Peru, Chimu
Vessel, ca. 900-1430 CE

Vessel with polychrome decoration, ca. 900 CE
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