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The Toritos de Pukara are a traditional figure in Peruvian art, especially from the Puno region. These colorful bulls originated in the Pukara culture and are known for their vibrant design and protective symbolism. They are commonly used in regional festivals and ceremonies, representing fertility, prosperity.
Source:https://andeanperudiscover.com/en/
#ToritosDePukara #AndeanCulture #Puno #Peru #PeruvianArt #TraditionalArt #Symbolism #Fertility #Heritage #Andes #CulturalSymbols #Pukara

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Art History Animalia Jan 29

#LunarNewYear #YearOfTheSnake 🌕🐍
Paiinted polychrome ceramic vessel in the form of a #snake
Ware culture, Chancay Valley, Peru, c.800-1000 CE
On display at Smithsonian NMAI 23/1070
#IndigenousArt #PeruvianArt
“A sacred animal, the snake is symbolically linked with water and fertility.”

Art History Animalia Jan 18

#FishFriday 🐟:
Stirrup-spout vessel: man on #fish
Salinar culture, Peru, 300–100 BCE
Ceramic and slip
7 5/16 x 4 17/32 x 8 5/8 in. (18.6 x 11.5 x 21.9 cm)
Dallas Museum of Art 1984.W.88 https://dma.org/art/collection/object/5177407
#IndigenousArt #PeruvianArt
PS is it just me or does the fish's face look like the 😬 emoji LOL

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Art History Animalia Jan 11

#FrogFriday 🐸:
Polychrome #frog effigy bottle
Nasca (Ica, Peru), 100 BCE - 800 CE
14 x 8.8 x 9 cm
UBC Museum of Anthropology 2990/498
http://collection-online.moa.ubc.ca/search/item?keywords=frog&row=4
#IndigenousArt #PeruvianArt

Art History Animalia Jan 7

#TwoForTuesday :
#Lizard ear ornaments
Moche: Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru, 1-800 CE
Gold, conch shell, turquoise
H 78 x L 84 x W 78 mm; 53 g
“This is a pair of ear ornaments representing lizards. Lizards were considered animals that connect the beach and the dry forests.
Ear ornaments have been one of the most significant ornaments to distinguish elite personages in the Andes.“
Museo Larco ML100784,85
https://artsandculture.google.com/asset/4gEyxOGxAv8Vzw
image:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/zug55/4913074272/ [zug55]
#IndigenousArt #PeruvianArt

Gold, conch and turquoise ear ornament that represents lizards ML100784 - Moche style - Google Arts & Culture

This is a pair of ear ornaments made in gold, turquoise and shell representing lizards. Lizards were considered animal that connect the beach and the dry f...

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Art History Animalia Dec 31

#TwoForTuesday :
“Rooftop ornament depicting a two-headed mythical #parrot ,” 1971-2
Quechua (attributed) (Quinua, Peru)
painted pottery, 23.6 x 13.6 x 20.5 cm
“roof ornament placed on either side of church ornaments to guard them; the well collects rain water for birds”
Smithsonian NMAI 26/3439
https://americanindian.si.edu/collections-search/object/NMAI_279590
#BirdsInArt #IndigenousArt #PeruvianArt

Roof ornament | National Museum of the American Indian

Art History Animalia Dec 21

#FrogFriday 🐸:
#Frog Vase
Nazca, Peru 100 BCE - 600 CE
terracotta, paint 12.4 cm x 8.5 cm x 15 cm
Royal Museums of Art and History, Brussels AAM 00046.7.188
#PeruvianArt #IndigenousArt
https://www.carmentis.be:443/eMP/eMuseumPlus?service=ExternalInterface&module=collection&objectId=141993&viewType=detailView

Art History Animalia Dec 13

#Crustmas 🦐:
Nose Ornament with #Shrimp
Moche, Peru, 500-800CE
Gold, silver, stone
12.4 x 19.1 x 0.3 cm
Met 1979.206.1236
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/313411
🆔 “probably the freshwater shrimp Cryphiops caementarius, which can grow to ~ 7 in. long and is still found in the rivers of Peru.”
#PeruvianArt #IndigenousArt #Crustaceans

Nose Ornament with Shrimp | Moche artist | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Art History Animalia Dec 9

Happy #NationalLlamaDay 🦙!
#Llama Effigy
Chancay (Peru, Central Coast), Late Intermediate Period, 1000-1470
earthenware, slip paint; H: 8 5/16 x W: 15 7/8 x D: 6 5/16 in. (21.11 x 40.39 x 16 cm)
Walters Art Museum 2009.20.49
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/80204/llama-effigy/
#PeruvianArt #IndigenousArt

Satyr with Child Dionysus | The Walters Art Museum

Art History Animalia Dec 9

Stirrup-spout bottles in the form of a #duck and a #puma, c. 1100-1400 CE
Chimú (Peru, North coast)
Ceramic (blackware pottery)
Smithsonian NMAI 23/6883, 23/190
#IndigenousArt #PeruvianArt