Arts in the Americas

Slide list 10

 

Nazca, 200 BCE – AD 600

 

Radial geoglyph, Nazca Lines, 1-600 AD

 

Killer whale geoglyph, Nazca Lines, 1-600 AD

 

Vessel depicting composite fish, feline, human figure, 50-200 AD

 

Vessel depicting seated chieftain in ceremonial dress, 200-400 AD

 

Previous artworks/monuments:

Olmec, Kneeling Shaman Figure, 800-600 BCE

 

Terms:

Andes

Pampas region

Geoglyphs

Archeology, Iconography, Ethnographic analogy

Paracas culture

Pampas cat