Art 4201 Studyguide 5: South America

ABW pp. 242-58; NWA pp. 152-67

 

Maps

Highland center of Chavín de Huantar

another view

Female staff deity, fr. Textile. Early Horizon. See ABW 7.1

Chavín: line drawing of  Lanzon cult image from Old Temple.

Chavín de Huantar center reconstruction drawing Chavín de Huantar linedraewing, plan
Chavín: Lanzon cult image from Old Temple. stone. 900-500BC. 15’H   another view
Chavin head in wall cult image detail

Chavin heads

Chavin head

Textile w. impersonation figures. Paracas, Peru. C. 100-200. plain weave, embroidery. See. ABW 7.2. AAT W5.72 Huari tunic, Peru. 600-1000. AATW5.27
Peruvian textile w. impersonation figures.AATW5.22. 100-200 Paracas. Textile. Embroidered mantle. See. NWA 75
Huari tunic Paracas textile

 

Huari tunic. Det. Cotton and camelid. Yarn. 500-800. ABW 7.4

Nazca hummingbird. SW Peru. 450’ L. 200BCE-200CE link to image.

Nazca monkey.

Nazca vessel. Pottery. Composite figure decoration. AAT W5.23

Nazca pottery vessel

Moche  portrait head vessel. 400-500. Peru. Terracotta, paint. 12 ½” H. ABW. 7.5

Moche stirrup-spout vessel w. ritual runners. C. 250-550. painted ceramic. 10 ½” H. NWA 76.

Moche stirrup-spout vessel with sea lion, 2 cubs Moche stirrup-spout vessel, square form. 9”H. ruler with jaguar
reconstruction drawing, painted stirrup-spout burial vessel. 300-600.12"H. ABW 7.6 left side right side
Moche stirrup-spout bottle with funeral decoration

Tihuanaco. Gateway of the Sun. c. 500. Bolivia. 9”H. ABW 7.3, NWA 77.

Tihuanaco. Gateway of the Sun. c. 500. Bolivia. 9”H. ABW 7.3, NWA 77.

Tihuanaco. Staff god.Viracocha.  Drawing fr. Gateway of the Sun.   Tihuanaco stone figure. 18 ¾”H.  Sungod.
Tihuanaco. Inca monoliths
Moche Pyramid of the Sun, Moche Valley. C. 500. a35”H. sun-dried mud brick.  

ChanChan ruins

Map of ChanChan. ABW 7.7

ChanChan frieze: birds ChanChan ruins, wall structure
ChanChan ruins, wall structure Moche sacrifice: line drawings

Chimú effigy vessel of standing musician. Silver, turquoise. 8 ½”H. 1000-1438. NWA 78

Chimu spouted vessel in form of howling animal

Lambayeque Valley. Ceremonial knife. 9th-11th C. another in hammered gold, turquoise inlay. 13”.

LORD OF SIPAN BURIAL

mound, reconstruction map, mound
tomb excavation lord's tomb
recosntruction entire burial chamber reconsruction, priest's tomb

Burial of Lord of Sipán. Huaca Rajada. Lambayeque Valley, Peru. C. 290.  ABW 7.8

tomb layers

collar

pectoral

gold bells

red textile

silver bells w. decapitator gold bells w. decapitator
warrior earrings deer earrings
god and hands ornament nosepiece
major nose ornament octopus pectoral
priest head necklace spider necklace
reconstruction procession, costumes scepter
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Inca Masonry Cuzco street, w. Inca masonry
Inca Masonry Inca Masonry

Machu Picchu, Peru. Incan General view. C. 1500. ABW 7.10, NWA 79

aerial view

Inca agricultural terracing Inca agricultural terracing
Inca agricultural terracing Inca agricultural terracing
Urban area Machu Picchu, Peru: walls, from above
structures structures

roof reconstruction

wall niches

Machu Picchu, Peru: observatory from below Machu Picchu, Peru: observatory, from above

Machu Picchu, Peru: cleft beneath observatory

Intihuatana Stone—highest spot on the site

Machu Picchu, Peru: sacred rock in shape of mountain

sacred rock, mountain from distance

Machu Picchu, Peru: Intihuatana (Hitching Post of the Sun)

Intihuatana

Intihuatana

Intihuatana

Inca textile: royal tunic

Inca textile: royal tunic

Silver llama, from Peru Inca tunic