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:
Tools; Indigenous peoples; figures (representations); Drinking in art; Design; Red; Pottery; Personification in art; patterns (design elements) Link to share this object record:
https://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?t=objects&type=ext&id_number=AC+C.1940.3 |
