Cultures & Traditions

Nasca (Nazca)

Terms

Andean Orthography

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Sling

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Sling

DMA Insight

The Nora and John Wise Collection of Ancient South American Art

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Bowl: hummingbirds

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Tunic with animal motif

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Single-spout-and-bridge bottle: feline figure

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Sling

Cultures & Traditions

Coca in the Andes

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Bag

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Effigy jar: figure holding sling

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Bowl: four faces

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Bag

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Single-spout-and-bridge bottle: wounded warrior

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Bag with fringe

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Double-spout-and-bridge bottle: two heads

Times & Places

Andes, South America

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Double-spout-and-bridge bottle: figure with chained heads

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Flared bowl: mythical orca figure and interlocking fish

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Bowl: interlocked slings

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Constricted bowl: trophy heads and double serpent bands

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Single-spout-and-bridge bottle: fisherman

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Head jar with trophy heads and interlocking snakes

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Drum: masked figure

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Jar with lug

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Single-spout-and-bridge bottle: figure holding plants

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Flared bowl: masked figure and human heads

Cultures & Traditions

Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku)

Cultures & Traditions

Wari (Huari)

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Single-spout-and-bridge bottle: seated figure with birds

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Double-spout-and-bridge bottle: mythical beings

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Headdress ornament

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Jar: mythical harvester with plants

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Double-spout-and-bridge bottle: mythical being holding trophy head

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Drum: masked being holding trophy heads

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Elaborate nose ornament

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Headdress ornament