Thursday, October 22, 2009

The Chanchay were a people with an odd sense of humor. This was reflected in several pieces of strange artwork, such as the one below.
A strange-looking Chanchay doll.


The Chavin tribe built temples, tombs and monuments around 1000 BCE.

A tenon-head on a temple.
ChavĂ­n Art

The Nazca people were most famous for the patterns they carved into the earth, known as the Nazca Lines.

A spider design in the Nazca Lines.
Nazca Lines Picture

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