Label Text:
The face of the Nasca warrior is painted on the jar's front, and his body is wrapped around the vessel. Both hands are stretched out in front of his head and he holds a decapitated human head by its long black hair. The vertical white line behind his clasped hands is his baton or weapon. His painted headband and feline mask replicate actual gold accessories. The warrior's long cape is embellished with spikes that transfrom the wearer into a mythological lizard. Trophy heads are painted between the spikes.
Tags:
indigenous people; patterns; design; figures; red; tools; personification; drinking Subjects:
patterns (design elements); Personification in art; Pottery; Red; Design; Drinking in art; figures (representations); Indigenous peoples; Tools Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=AC+C.1940.3 |
