The Art and Art History Collection (AAHC) consists of ancient artifacts, historic objects, and ethnographic materials primarily from the Indigenous Americas. Representing over two thousand years of ritual and artistic practices, the collection supports a broad range of academic interests for individual research and course instruction.
Featured Item
Chimu spout-and-handle vessel with human effigy.
The sculptural vessel has a spout and handle with a sphere-shaped base. The vessel is a monochrome blackware with raised dot designs, burnished line…
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Ancient Coastal Cultures of Peru: People and Animals at the Edge of the Pacific Ocean
Many ancient cultures inhabited the Andean region long before the Inka established their vast empire in Peru and beyond. Of...