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ART OF THE AMERICAS

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ART OF THE AMERICAS

The ancient American holdings of 3,300 objects encompass nearly every culture of pre-Columbian Latin America, from Mexico to Argentina, and represents a wide range of chronological periods, with over a hundred pieces dating as early as the first millennium BCE.

The collection consists mainly of ceramics and painted pottery, but includes some examples of sculpture, painted wall fragments, textiles, gold and jade items, body ornaments, and a selection of musical instruments. Strongest in Mayan art, the museum also owns an impressive group of over 175 Peruvian textiles, several as early as 600-300 BCE, as well as early ceramics from Moche, Paracas and Nasca cultures in Peru.

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University owns more than 10,000 works of art. As part of its mission, the Nasher Museum created this online database to make its collections accessible to a wide audience. This is an ongoing project, so please check back periodically to browse new entries. Some data may change as a result of ongoing research.

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Kero
Lambayeque (Sicán), Peru
900–1100 CE
Gold alloy
1993.7.1
Kero
Lambayeque (Sicán), Peru
900–1100 CE
Gold alloy
1993.7.2
Christ Child as Salvator Mundi (Savior of the World)
Latin American
17th century
Polychrome and gold leaf on wood with bronze
1998.19.1
Christ in Agony
Spanish or Latin American Colonial
late 17th–18th century
Wood and encaustic
2000.6.2
Mirror
Central Mexico
c. 250–1500 CE
Obsidian
2000.6.1
Bowl with warrior wearing a feline mask
Nasca
100–300 CE
Ceramic
1973.1.448
Paccha with ears of corn
Chimú–Inca (Peru)
1438–1532
Ceramic with slip
1973.1.408
Mask
Chancay (Peru)
1000–1470
Wood with tropical bird feathers and shell inlay
1986.8.30
Parrot vessel
Nasca
200 BCE–300 CE
Ceramic
1973.1.457
Weaver's workbasket, spindles and bobbins
Peruvian (South Coast)
before 1534
Unidentified plant fiber, wood, and ceramic
1973.1.672
Small Tunic
Peruvian
1000–1476
Cotton
1983.21.11
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