Grupo Pachacamac, Pachatata

Corn Toasters

Dignified representation of the crippled

Llamas

Shell jewlery

Mythological Representation of a Potato

Mochica Classic Period 1800 AD

"The plastic art of the Mochica was not always bound to the accomplishment of strict realism. A suggestive tendency to unfold the elements of nature, is present in this piece. The artist shows a great subtlety in capturing the essential and discarding the accessory or superfluous. Within this piece it's important to point out the artist's disposition to break down into basic elements the scene being depicted. The individual parts acquire meaning and significance only as part of the whole".

Precolombian Art Museum: Cusco, Peru