Items

• Pottery Vessels representing two women. Mochica Period

  Pottery Vessels representing two women; one at the left with a tump-line burden, the other sleeping. Mochica Period.
• Pottery Vessels representing two seated figures. Mochica Period.

  Pottery Vessels representing two seated figures. Mochica Period.
• Pottery Vessels of Two Musicians and a Pottery Trumpet. Mochica Period.

  Pottery Vessels of two musicians, drum and pan pipes. In foreground is a pottery trumpet, Mohica Period.
• Pottery Vessels representing coca eaters. Mochica Period.

  Pottery Vessels representing coca eaters. Mochica Period.
• Pottery Vessels representing seated men. Mochica Period.

  Pottery Vessels representing seated men. Mochica Period.
• Pottery Jars. Mochica Period.

  Pottery Jars. The one at the right represents a fox reading bean messages; at the left, a messanger carrying bags, possibly filled with inscribed beans. Mochica period.
• Portrait Jar and Painted Stirrup spout vessel, Mochica Period

  Portrait Jar and Painted Stirrup spout vessel, Mochica Period
• Detail of no. 42 (Portrait vases, Mochica Period)

  Detail of no. 42 (Portrait vases, Mochica Period)
• Three Portrait Vases, possibly of the same man at three different ages, Mochica Period

  Three Portrait Vases, possibly of the same man at three different ages, Mochica Period
• Portrait vases representing commoners, Mochica Period

  Portrait vases representing commoners, Mochica Period
• Portrait vase; note head-dress with two birds, Mochica Period

  Portrait vase; note head-dress with two birds, Mochica Period
• Portrait Vase representing a blind man, Mochica period

  Portrait Vase representing a blind man, Mochica period
• Portrait Vases, Mochica Period

  Portrait Vases, Mochica period
• Portrait Vases, Mochica Period

  Portrait Vases, Mochica period
• Inca pottery

  Inca pottery, North coast
• Pottery vessels, Mochica period

  Pottery vessels, Mochica period. Center and right-hand vessels show men in mountain scenes. Pottery at right is the side view of the "lookout" scene shown in slide 32.
• Pottery vessels, Mochica period

  Pottery vessels, Mochica period. The pottery at left may represent a warrior with a captive; at the right a "lookout" scene.
• Stirrup spout pottery vessels, Mochica period

  Stirrup spout pottery vessels, Mochica period. Jar in center shows painted bean designs which may represent a system of idiographic writing.
• Pottery, Mochica period

  Pottery, Mochica period, showing anthropomorphized demon figures
• Gold ornaments, Chimu period

  Gold ornaments, Chimu period, including crown, breast plates, bracelets, and spear thrower (estolica).
• Staff Head, probably Chimu period

  Staff head; wood carving of a jaguar inlaid with mother-of-pearl. The receptacle on top of the staff head is a gourd decorated with Pyro engraving (burnt in), probably Chimu period.
• Artifacts in Chavin style

  Artifacts in Chavin style. Vessel at bottom left is classic Cupisnique style; vessels at the top are also Cupisnique style, north coast; stone mortar and pestle (at lower right) are from Pacopampa, north coast, which is in the general Chavin style. The red circular object (lower row) is a relief carving in stone of a double-headed jaguar; the polished stone object at the center appears to be a large ear or lip platter.
• Black pottery of the Mochica period

  Black pottery, Mochica period, north coast.
• José Sabogal - "Title Unknown"

  Peru, Lima. Sabogal
• Wooden figure

  Wooden Figure, Chimu period, north coast.
• Painting of Mary and Child

  Peru, Lima
• Copper and Silver Crowns with a Bell.

  Copper and silver crowns of the Chimu period. The object in the foreground is a bell.
• Stone sculpture from the Aija Region of the Central Andes

  Stone sculpture from the Aija region of the central Andes.
• Copper masks

  Copper masks. The one on left may be Mochica (500 to 1600 AD); the other two are probably Chimu.
• Silver vessels

  Silver vessels, coast Tiahuanaco, or norht coast Chimu period. The anthropomorphic vessel at right shows gold inlay.
• Trephined human skull

  Trephined human skull, which shows attempt at bone transplantation
• Chimu Period Sewing Basket

  Sewing basket, Chimu period, with various materials used in spinning and weaving
• Textile in Coast Tiahuanaco style

  Textile fragment, coast Tiahuanaco, with designs in geometric arrangements in checkerboard pattern; batik or tie-dying process
• Textile in Coast Tiahuanaco style

  Textile fragment, coast Tiahuanaco style (central or south coast), done in velvet or pile technique
• Textile from the Chimu Period

  Textile, Chimu period, north coast, with design of stylized fish.
• Textile from the Chimu Period

  Textile, Chimu period, north coast, with design of stylized fish. Detail of no. 12
• Textile in Coast Tiahuanaco style

  Textile, coast Tiahuanaco (central or south coast); geometric designs in squared arrangement
• Textile Fragment, probably from the Late Ica Period

  Textile Fragment, probably late Ica Period, south coast (1200-1400 A.D.). Note bird figures.
• Textile Fragment in Coast Tiahuanaco style

  Textile Fragment in coast Tiahuanco style, central or north coast (1000 to 1250 AD). Note Human figure motive
• Fragment of Paracas Necropolis Textile

  Fragment of Paracas Necropolis Textile from the south coast of Peru