Thursday, October 22, 2009

Inca Artwork

http://www.stanford.edu/~johnrick/chavin_wrap/chavin/images/cabclav.jpg This is a sculpture called tenon-head. It was built by the Chavin Tribe. Heads that were like this used to hang around a temple. They are thought to represent stages of drug-induced human-to-feline shamanic transformation.


http://www.peru-explorer.com/PERU-EXPLORER.2002/peru_travel_center/paracas_picture.jpg This Paracas art was considered best of all ancient cultures. the They used vicuña wool or cotton; harmonious and with many colors, animal designs, anthropomorphous and geometric, some included feathers.


http://www.inkas.com/tours/jpg_files/jpg_photos/lima/larco/museo_larco/NAZCA.jpgThis piece of Nazca artwork was made in 400 A.C. in Lima, Peru. This tribe left evidence of their life by their brightly colored pottery.


http://www.sptimes.com/peru/graphics/figurines.jpg This is a collection of artwork from the Moche Empire. They made a lot of pottery in different shapes to represent some different parts of their culture.

http://www.artfund.org/assets/image/artwork/enlarged/1128.jpgThis was a piece of artwork from the Chimu tribe. All their artwork was dark and gloomy. This piece of artwork represents a ceremonial knife with the handle in the form of the human figure and various beaked animals.

http://www.art-precolombien.fr/images/img-zoom/112439.jpg This is a very unique sculpture from the Chancay tribe. It represents a sitting feline.

http://ifip.com/inca3.jpg This Inca artwork was used in ceremonial sacrifices of some pre Inca cultures in the Peruvian Coastal Region.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gX732RZ8Jpo- Please go to this link for some traditional Inca music!