Wari & Tiwanaku Culture Art Photos

Two pre-Incan imperial cultures ruled the Andes highlands between 300 BCE and 1100 CE creating a society which made Incan rule possible. The cultures were the Wari (aka Huari) and the Tiwanaku (aka Tiahuanaco).

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Outer walls of Wari pre-Incan site in Piquillacta. Peru.Wari village walls of Piquillacta. Peru.Tiwanaku stone carving in Sun Island Museum. Bolivia.Tiwanaku-Wari culture ceramic flasks painted with human figures from Peru at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.
Outer walls of Wari (Huari) pre-Incan site (c450 CE) in Piquillacta. Peru.Wari (Huari) village walls of Piquillacta. Peru.Tiwanaku stone carving in Sun Island Museum. Bolivia.Tiwanaku-Wari culture ceramic flasks painted with human figures (600-1100 CE) from Peru at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.
Tiwanaku-Wari culture ceramic flask from central coast of Peru at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.Wari culture ceramic portrait head with facial tattoos from Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Wari style portrait head drinking cup from Central Coast Peru at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Tiwanaku-Wari ceramic vessel depicting llama from Bolivia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Tiwanaku-Wari culture ceramic flask (600-1100 CE) from central coast of Peru at Five Continents Museum. Munich, Germany.Wari culture ceramic portrait head with facial tattoos (600-1000 CE) from Peru at Museum of America. Madrid, Spain.Wari style portrait head drinking cup (800-1000) from Central Coast Peru at Gardiner Museum. Toronto, ON.Tiwanaku-Wari ceramic vessel depicting llama (300-1150) from Bolivia at Musée du quai Branly. Paris, France.
Snake in Museum of Anthropology & Archeology in Lima. Peru.Wari ceramic stirrup-spout bottle painted with skull effigy from Peru at Dumbarton Oaks Museum. Washington, DC.Tiwanaku-Wari ceramic vessel depicting abstract bird from South Coast, Bolivia at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Wari feather items in Gold Museum, Lima. Peru.
Snake (Tiwanaku) in Museum of Anthropology & Archeology in Lima. Peru.Wari ceramic stirrup-spout bottle painted with skull effigy (650-1000) from Peru at Dumbarton Oaks Museum. Washington, DC.Tiwanaku-Wari ceramic vessel depicting abstract bird (700-1000) from South Coast, Bolivia at Art Institute of Chicago. Chicago, IL.Wari feather items (4th-9thC) in Gold Museum, Lima. Peru.
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