The Nasca people lived in southern Peru, where they created luxurious textiles and magnificent and mysterious earthworks.
1-700 C.E.
The Nasca people lived in southern Peru, where they created luxurious textiles and magnificent and mysterious earthworks.
1-700 C.E.
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The innovative techniques and aesthetic qualities of Nasca polychrome ceramics make them unique in the Andean region.
A flying figure and a cat animate this bowl from the ancient culture of Paracas, Peru.
A jar with a feline face and bird spout can tell us a lot about the ancient Paracan culture of Peru.
In Paracan culture, mummies were buried with lavish textiles and, offerings of food and jewelry to accompany the deceased into the afterlife.
This mantle suggests that Paracas society may have been the first in the Andes to engage in avian-inspired ritual performance.
The major works of Paracas artists are a pinnacle of Andean textile art and acknowledged as among the most accomplished fiber arts ever created.
These images carved into the desert floor cannot be truly appreciated from the ground—so who were they made for?
This nearly 2000-year-old old textile survives thanks to the arid environment of southern Peru where it was buried.