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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

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

Drum, Nasca artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Nasca — Drum
Nasca artist(s)
100–400 CE

Bottle with caiman, Cupisnique artist(s), Ceramic, post-fire paint (cinnabar), Cupisnique — Bottle with caiman
Cupisnique artist(s)
1000–800 BCE

Standing figure, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Gold, Tolita-Tumaco — Standing figure
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
500 BCE–300 CE

Seated elder, Tolita-Tumaco artist(s), Ceramic, Tolita-Tumaco — Seated elder
Tolita-Tumaco artist(s)
200 BCE–300 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

Feathered panel, Wari artist(s), Feathers, cotton, camelid fiber, Wari — Feathered panel
Wari artist(s)
650–1000 CE

Shirt, Moche artist(s), Camelid hair, cotton, Moche — Shirt
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE

Poporo (lime container) with female figures, Quimbaya artist(s), Gold, Quimbaya — Poporo (lime container) with female figures
Quimbaya artist(s)
1–600 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

Snuff tray, Tiwanaku artist(s), Wood, fiber, copper alloy, Tiwanaku — Snuff tray
Tiwanaku artist(s)
500–1000 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

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)

Black wall, Sarah Grilo Argentinian, Oil on canvas — Black wall
Sarah Grilo
1967

Woman's Dress, Camelid hair, Chuquibamba — Woman's Dress
Chuquibamba
14th–early 16th century

Border Fragment, Cotton, camelid hair, Paracas — Border Fragment
Paracas
450–175 BCE

Being With (Être Avec), Roberto Matta Chilean, Oil on canvas — Being With (Être Avec)
Roberto Matta
1946

Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13), Olga de Amaral Colombian, Linen, rice paper, gesso, indigo red and gold leaf — Alquimia 13 (Alchemy 13)
Olga de Amaral
1984

Tunic with Confronting Catfish, Camelid hair, tapestry-weave, Nasca-Wari — Tunic with Confronting Catfish
Nasca-Wari
800–850 CE

Male Figure (Moai Tangata), Wood, obsidian, bone, Rapa Nui people — Male Figure (Moai Tangata)
Rapa Nui people
early 19th century

Nova objetividade brasiliera, Museu de Arte Moderna — Nova objetividade brasiliera
Museu de Arte Moderna
1967

Lygia Pape : obras, Lygia Pape Brazilian — Lygia Pape : obras
Multiple artists/makers
1976

Removedor, Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan — Removedor
Joaquín Torres-García
Guido Castillo
1944–53

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

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

Pintura Constructiva, Joaquín Torres-García Uruguayan, Oil on canvas — Pintura Constructiva
Joaquín Torres-García
1931

Vírgenes urbanas, Ana de Orbegoso Peruvian — Vírgenes urbanas
Ana de Orbegoso
2007

A partir de cero, Enrique Molina Argentine — A partir de cero
Enrique Molina
1952–56

Mandrágora, Braulio Arenas Chilean — Mandrágora
Multiple artists/makers
1941

Continual Light Cylinder, Julio Le Parc Argentine, Wood, acrylic sheet, projectors, and motors — Continual Light Cylinder
Julio Le Parc
1962/2018

Escracho, Eduardo Kac Brazilian — Escracho
Eduardo Kac
CODECRI
1983

Humanario, Sara Facio Argentine — Humanario
Sara Facio
1976

Amazônia, Claudia Andujar Brazilian — Amazônia
Claudia Andujar
George Leary Love
1979

Female Figure, Ceramic, Valdivia — Female Figure
Valdivia
late 3rd millennium BCE

Perla del sud, Perla del sud — Perla del sud
Perla del sud
[1911]

Arte madí, Diyi Laañ Argentine — Arte madí
Diyi Laañ
1948

Exposição pequeno tamanho : Caio Mourão, Didi — Exposição pequeno tamanho : Caio Mourão, Didi
1964

Photograph of Victor Grippo's work related to an exhibition the group gave in Zagreb in 1973, Victor Grippo Argentine — Photograph of Victor Grippo's work related to an exhibition the group gave in Zagreb in 1973
Victor Grippo
Centro de Arte y Comunicación
1973