Visual database
Map of the central Andes and the southern Andes region, showing the location of principal sites and features discussed in the chapters of this book.
Map of the Cuzco and Titicaca Basins (with an inset of the Copacabana Peninsula), showing the sites mentioned in the text. Drawn by Sergio Chávez based on composite maps from the Instituto Geográfico Militar of Peru and Bolivia.
A selected sample of stone sculpture showing the circumlacustrine distribution of the "early" version of the Yaya-Mama style. The drawings are not at the same scale and are based on photographs and original rubbings by Karen and Sergio Chávez.
A selected sample of stone sculpture showing the northern distribution of the "late"/Pucara version of the Yaya-Mama style. Note its presence in the Cuzco/Chumbivilcas and Tiahuanaco regions. The drawings are not at the same scale and are based on photographs and original rubbings by Karen and Sergio Chávez.
Photograph of the headless stela excavated by Gregorio Cordero Miranda just north of the Kalasasaya in Tiahuanaco. Photograph and inked outlines by Stanislava and Sergio Chávez.
The Jinchun Kala stela from Khonko Wankane, Jesús de Machaca. Both narrow sides display the same motifs but the front is very poorly preserved. Redrawn by Stanislava Chávez based on Posnansky (1945:II:Figures 89-90) and photographs by Karen and Sergio Chávez.
The Wila Kala stela from Khonko Wankane, Jesús de Machaca. The back side is badly preserved, but the narrow sides are decorated with motifs similar to the Jinchun Kala stela. The rectangle below the mouth may represent a labrette. Drawn by Stanislava Chávez based on Rydén (1947:Figures 31, 33a,b) and photographs by Karen and Sergio Chávez.
Stela 13 (also known as the "Idolo Plano") from Tiahuanaco. Drawn with missing shoulders and lower face reconstructed by Stanislava and Sergio Chávez. Based on Posnansky (1945:II:Figures 105-107) and photographs by Karen and Sergio Chávez.
The "divider cross" symbol taken from a panel on the Pucara-style Hatunqolla stela, Puno. Drawing by Stanislava Chávez based on photographs by Karen and Sergio Chávez taken at the National Museum in Lima.
The "bifurcated band" symbol taken from the Pucara-style Qaluyu stela, Puno. Drawn by Stanislava Chávez from original rubbings made by Sergio Chávez.