Visual database

Provincial Pukara, two motifs of significance represented below the Staff Goddess A; detail from the "Four Staff Goddesses Mantle," dated cal. AD 218 to 382 (SH 255-414). Private collection.

Provincial Pukara, detail of a miniature tunic with solid and patterned vertical stripes with a zigzag design, dated cal. AD 349 to 528 (SH 415-545). Weft and single light brown warp in camelid fibers. Private collection. 

Provincial Pukara, fragment of a band in interlocking tapestry. Represented are seven partially preserved winged and bird attendants, namely from left to right: Winged Panpipe Man 1st and 7th; Bird A 2nd, 4th, and 6th; Anthropomorphic Winged Feline 3rd; and Anthropomorphic Winged Deer 5th. Weft and warp in camelid fibers. Private collection.

Provincial Pukara, a pair of facing snakes and a checkered cross are represented on a miniature bag with carrying cord, height 6.4 cm. Weft and warp in camelid fibers. These snakes do not conform to the conventions of Pukara snakes. Private collection.

Qeya, front view of a jar with slip painted iconography and a modeled head below a flange. Instituto Nacional de Culture, Arequipa. Photo early July 2005.

Qeya, side view of the jar shown in Figure 6.45. Photo early July 2005.

Nasca 7, detail of a tunic with proliferous iconography in slit tapestry, dated cal. AD 433 to 596 (SH 543-643). Cotton warp and camelid weft. Princeton University Art Museum.

Nasca 9, represented on a bag in interlocking tapestry, with cotton warp and weft in camelid fibers, is an unusual creature, dated cal. AD 659 to 771 (SH 677-865). A typical Nasca 9 severed head (shown upside down) appears within the creature's body and a second severed head (also shown upside down) becomes the creature's head. Private collection.

Nasca 9, bag with iconography executed in embroidery on plain weave, dated cal. AD 664 to 769 (SH 684-861). Private collection.

Postincursion SAIS, fragment of a striped tunic with a representation of a Winged Feline Anthropomorphic Attendant, dated cal. AD 687 to 870 (SH 773-944). Weft in camelid fibers and cotton warp. Private collection.