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Crown of the Virgin of the Immaculate Conception, known as the Crown of the Andes, Gold, repoussé and chased; emeralds, Colombian; Popayán
Colombian; Popayán
Ca. 1660 (diadem) and ca. 1770 (arches)
Incense burner with feline head, Tiwanaku artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Bottle with caiman, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint (cinnabar), Cupisnique
Cupisnique artist(s)
1000–800 BCE
Our Lady of Valvanera, Unknown Cuzco Artist, Peru, second half of 18th Century, Oil and gold on canvas, Peru (Cuzco)
Unknown
ca. 1770–80
Seated elder, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Ceramic, Tolita-Tumaco
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
200 BCE–300 CE
Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Being With (Être Avec), Roberto Matta  Chilean, Oil on canvas
Roberto Matta
1946
Standing figure, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Gold, Tolita-Tumaco
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
500 BCE–300 CE
Bottle in the shape of a feline, Wari artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Wari
Wari artist(s)
600–900 CE
Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE
Funerary mask, Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s), Gold, silver-copper alloy, cinnabar, Lambayeque (Sicán)
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE
Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE
Poporo (lime container) with female figures, Quimbaya artist(s), Gold, Quimbaya
Quimbaya artist(s)
1–600 CE
Stirrup-spout bottle with seated figure, Moche artist(s), Ceramic, Moche
Moche artist(s)
200 CE–500 CE
Feathered panel, Wari artist(s), Feathers, cotton, camelid fiber, Wari
Wari artist(s)
650–1000 CE
Ear ornament with winged runner, Moche artist(s), Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell, Moche
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Snuff tray, Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, fiber, copper alloy, Tiwanaku
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 CE
Untitled, Doris Salcedo  Colombian, Wood, concrete and steel
Doris Salcedo
1997–99
Pintura Constructiva, Joaquín Torres-García  Uruguayan, Oil on canvas
Joaquín Torres-García
1931
Black wall, Sarah Grilo  Argentinian, Oil on canvas
Sarah Grilo
1967
Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13), Olga de Amaral  Colombian, Linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf
Olga de Amaral
1984
Tunic with Confronting Catfish, Camelid hair, tapestry-weave, Nasca-Wari
Nasca-Wari
800–850 CE
Male Figure (Moai Tangata), Wood, obsidian, bone, Rapa Nui people
Rapa Nui people
early 19th century
Female Figure, Ceramic, Valdivia
Valdivia
late 3rd millennium BCE
Nova objetividade brasiliera, Museu de Arte Moderna
Museu de Arte Moderna
1967
Lygia Pape : obras, Lygia Pape  Brazilian
Multiple artists/makers
1976
Border Fragment, Cotton, camelid hair, Paracas
Paracas
450–175 BCE
Woman's Dress, Camelid hair, Chuquibamba
Chuquibamba
14th–early 16th century
Livro Noite e Dia (Book of Night and Day), Lygia Pape  Brazilian, Acrylic on wood, 30 parts
Lygia Pape
1963–76
Towards a Homoerotic Historiography, Carlos Motta  Colombian, Eleven gold-washed metal figures and ten tumbaga-washed metal figures
Carlos Motta
2013–14
A partir de cero, Enrique Molina  Argentine
Enrique Molina
1952–56
Continual Light Cylinder, Julio Le Parc  Argentine, Wood, acrylic sheet, projectors, and motors
Julio Le Parc
1962/2018
Removedor, Joaquín Torres-García  Uruguayan
Joaquín Torres-García
Guido Castillo
1944–53
Mandrágora, Braulio Arenas  Chilean
Multiple artists/makers
1941
Vírgenes urbanas, Ana de Orbegoso  Peruvian
Ana de Orbegoso
2007
Arte madí, Diyi Laañ  Argentine
Diyi Laañ
1948
Escracho, Eduardo Kac  Brazilian
Eduardo Kac
CODECRI
1983
Humanario, Sara Facio  Argentine
Sara Facio
1976
Perla del sud, Perla del sud
Perla del sud
[1911]
Exposição pequeno tamanho : Caio Mourão, Didi
1964