Pre-Columbian Art

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Tiwanaku and Wari Imperial Arts, c. 400-1000

Tiwanaku (height of empire, A.D. 400-800)

Akapana

Sun Gate, Kalasasaya, c.700

Rayed Portal God / Puma Shaman with Staff-bearing Deities

c.f. Chavin deities

Semi-subterranean Temple

Kalasasaya

Ponce Stela

Qero with Staff-bearing diety, 600-800

Wari

Capital = Huari

Pikillacta, aerial view, 500-800

Tunic Fragment, cotton and camelid fiber, 500-800

Lima Tapestry (Tunic), cotton and camelid fiber, 500-800

Tapestry Tunic w/face, fret, animals, cotton and camelid fiber, 500-800

Terms:

Lake Titicaca, Bolivia

Vertical Economy

Textile Primacy

Random Range or Regular Coursed Ashlars