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Through South America, Margaret Neilson Armstrong American
Through South America
Margaret Neilson Armstrong
Author Harry Weston Van Dyke
Publisher Thomas Y. Crowell Company
1912
Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Drum
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE
Feathered panel, Wari artist(s), Feathers, cotton, camelid fiber, Wari
Feathered panel
Wari artist(s)
650–1000 CE
Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, Moche
Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure
Moche artist(s)
200 CE–500 CE
Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche
Ear ornament with winged runner
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche
Ear ornament with winged runner
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán)
Funerary mask
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE
Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku
Incense burner with feline head
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Female Figure, Ceramic, Valdivia
Female Figure
Valdivia
late 3rd millennium BCE
Seated elder, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Ceramic, Tolita-Tumaco
Seated elder
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
200 BCE–300 CE
Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche
Shirt
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE
Snuff tray, Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, fiber, copper alloy, Tiwanaku
Snuff tray
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Poporo (lime container) with female figures, Quimbaya artist(s), Gold, Quimbaya
Poporo (lime container) with female figures
Quimbaya artist(s)
1–600 CE
Standing figure, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Gold, Tolita-Tumaco
Standing figure
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
500 BCE–300 CE
Bottle in the shape of a feline, Wari artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Wari
Bottle in the shape of a feline
Wari artist(s)
600–900 CE
Our Lady of Valvanera, Unknown Cuzco Artist, Peru, second half of 18th Century, Oil and gold on canvas, Peru (Cuzco)
Our Lady of Valvanera
Unknown
ca. 1770–80
Pintura Constructiva, Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan, Oil on canvas
Pintura Constructiva
Joaquín Torres-García
1931
[Family Seated by Thatched Hut, South America], Unknown, Salted paper print from glass negative
[Family Seated by Thatched Hut, South America]
Unknown
1850s
Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes, Gold, repoussé and chased; emeralds, Colombian; Popayán
Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes
Colombian; Popayán
Ca. 1660 (diadem) and ca. 1770 (arches)
Tunic with Confronting Catfish, Camelid hair, tapestry-weave, Nasca-Wari
Tunic with Confronting Catfish
Nasca-Wari
800–850 CE
Bottle with caiman, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint (cinnabar), Cupisnique
Bottle with caiman
Cupisnique artist(s)
1000–800 BCE
Border Fragment, Cotton, camelid hair, Paracas
Border Fragment
Paracas
450–175 BCE
Woman's Dress, Camelid hair, Chuquibamba
Woman's Dress
Chuquibamba
14th–early 16th century
Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13), Olga de Amaral Colombian, Linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf
Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13)
Designer Olga de Amaral
1984
Being With (Être Avec), Roberto Matta Chilean, Oil on canvas
Being With (Être Avec)
Roberto Matta
1946
Towards a Homoerotic Historiography, Carlos Motta Colombian, Eleven gold-washed metal figures and ten tumbaga-washed metal figures
Towards a Homoerotic Historiography
Carlos Motta
2013–14
Continual Light Cylinder, Julio Le Parc Argentine, Wood, acrylic sheet, projectors, and motors
Continual Light Cylinder
Julio Le Parc
1962/2018
Untitled, Doris Salcedo Colombian, Wood, concrete and steel
Untitled
Doris Salcedo
1997–99
Livro Noite e Dia (Book of Night and Day), Lygia Pape Brazilian, Acrylic on wood, 30 parts
Livro Noite e Dia (Book of Night and Day)
Lygia Pape
1963–76
Black wall, Sarah Grilo Argentinian, Oil on canvas
Black wall
Sarah Grilo
1967
Drum, Wood, skin, South America, British Guyana
Drum
South America, British Guyana
late 19th century
Spout-and-bridge bottle with fox, Topará artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Topará
Spout-and-bridge bottle with fox
Topará artist(s)
200 BCE–100 CE
Gourd-shaped bottle, Topará artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Topará
Gourd-shaped bottle
Topará artist(s)
200 BCE–100 CE
Spout-and-bridge bottle with warrior, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Spout-and-bridge bottle with warrior
Nasca artist(s)
400–600 CE
Bottle with masked figure, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Bottle with masked figure
Nasca artist(s)
200–400 CE
Double-spout bottle with shark, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Double-spout bottle with shark
Nasca artist(s)
1–400 CE
Jar with flying figure (the Oculate Being), Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas
Jar with flying figure (the Oculate Being)
Paracas artist(s)
350 BCE–60 CE
Storage jar, Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas
Storage jar
Paracas artist(s)
350–200 BCE
Storage jar, Paracas artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint, Paracas
Storage jar
Paracas artist(s)
350–200 BCE
Gourd-shaped bottle, Topará artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Topará
Gourd-shaped bottle
Topará artist(s)
200 BCE–100 CE
Double-chambered bottle with monkeys, Topará artist(s), Ceramic, Topará
Double-chambered bottle with monkeys
Topará artist(s)
200 BCE–100 CE
Bowl, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Bowl
Nasca artist(s)
1–400 CE

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