EXPLORE / TRADITIONS
Andean arts
A collection pathway for comparing materials, dates and places. The objects here are a small sample of a much wider and internally varied history.
DATES IN THIS SAMPLE
-500–1500
Object dates, not the boundaries of a tradition.
LOOKING PROMPT
Compare the objects below. Which materials and visual choices recur? Which differences resist a single label?
FOLLOW A MATERIALceramics ↗
↗Central Andes (Peru), Recuay people · 1–700 CE
Architectural Vessel
Creator not recorded
↗Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style · 500–200 BCE
Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads
Creator not recorded
↗Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200–1460s · 1425–1500 (radiocarbon date, 92.3% probability)
Loincloth
Creator not recorded