Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1948.477CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE)
1949.195CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.12CCCC0
Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, 4th century BC - AD 7th century
1949.194CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Tiwanaku Style, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1947.291CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1946.75CCCC0
Peru, South Coast?, Middle Horizon?, 6th-10th Century?; modern assembly of ancient parts?
1953.271CCCC0
Central Panama, (Sitio Conte?), Conte Style, 5th-10th Century
1954.855CCCC0
Peru, North Coast, Chimu-Inka
1953.288CCCC0
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú or Lambayeque (Sican) People
1954.68CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1957.495CCCC0
Peru, North Coast, Moche Culture, 2nd-6th Century
1954.130CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century
1949.193CCCC0
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Inca Culture, 15th-16th century
1949.192CCCC0
| Title, Date | Artist / Culture | Accession number | Medium | Dimensions | Credit line | Rights | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE) | 1948.477 | earthenware, resin-based paint | Diameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); Overall: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century | 1946.233 | wood, inlaid pigments | Diameter of mouth: 18.3 x 14.4 cm (7 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.); Overall: 18.3 x 14.4 cm (7 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1949.561 | earthenware with colored slips | Diameter: 12.8 x 17.7 cm (5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1953.475 | interlocking warp and weft, single interlock: wool | Overall: 180.7 x 21.6 cm (71 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.); Mounted: 193 x 30.5 cm (76 x 12 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mesoamerica, Central Mexico, Tlatilco | 1952.455 | Ceramic, pigment | Overall: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, Inka style (1400-1532) | 1949.562 | cast silver | Overall: 5 x 1.4 cm (1 15/16 x 9/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE) | 1949.195 | earthenware, resin-based paint | Diameter: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); Overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century | 1949.12 | tapestry weave: wool | Average: 97.8 x 99.1 cm (38 1/2 x 39 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mesoamerica, West Mexico, Nayarit | 1952.228 | ceramic, pigment | Overall: 23.5 x 12 cm (9 1/4 x 4 3/4 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Costa Rica, Southern Nicoya region, 4th century BC - AD 7th century | 1949.194 | stone | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | ||
 | Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec, 13th-16th century | 1949.196 | bone | Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.); Overall: 15.1 cm (5 15/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Panama, International Style, 5th-7th century | 1949.11 | cast gold | Overall: 2.4 x 2.3 cm (15/16 x 7/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Central Mexico, Xochicalco?, Classic Period | 1956.86 | stone | Overall: 17.5 x 13 x 3 cm (6 7/8 x 5 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | after the Tairona style | 1947.27 | copper, gold, mercury, traces of iron and silver | Overall: 10 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, North Coast, Moche style (50-800) | 1947.172 | earthenware with colored slips | Overall: 29 x 15.6 cm (11 7/16 x 6 1/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca style? | 1946.76 | wood, yarn, paint | Overall: 12.6 cm (4 15/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Tiwanaku Style, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century | 1947.291 | needle network with and without cut pile: cotton and wool | Average: 10.2 x 13.4 cm (4 x 5 1/4 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guanajuato, Chupícuaro | 1952.454 | earthenware with pigments | Overall: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, Inca Period, 15th-16th Century | 1940.469 | cords, knotted and twisted; cotton and wool | Overall: 113 x 137.2 cm (44 1/2 x 54 in.); Mounted: 119.4 x 143.5 cm (47 x 56 1/2 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca-Huari style | 1957.340 | interlocking warp and weft: wool | Average: 45.1 x 89.6 cm (17 3/4 x 35 1/4 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mexico, Valley of Mexico | 1947.171 | obsidian | Overall: 2.6 x 1.4 cm (1 x 9/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1948.482 | camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible) | Overall: 5.4 x 8.9 cm (2 1/8 x 3 1/2 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Panama, International Style, 5th-10th Century | 1956.668 | stone | Overall: 6.8 x 4.6 cm (2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1948.481 | embroidery of polychrome wools on cotton foundation | Overall: 5.7 x 8.3 cm (2 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century | 1946.75 | cotton and camelid fiber; plain weave with supplementary weft (brocade) | Overall: 47 x 45 cm (18 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru | 1945.118 | polished stone beads | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | ||
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1948.479 | camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible) | Overall: 6.3 x 14.6 cm (2 1/2 x 5 3/4 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast?, Middle Horizon?, 6th-10th Century?; modern assembly of ancient parts? | 1953.271 | wood, metal, bone, thread, sinew | Overall: 52.8 cm (20 13/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Central Panama, (Sitio Conte?), Conte Style, 5th-10th Century | 1954.855 | hammered and embossed gold | Overall: 23.1 x 6.8 x 4.6 cm (9 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 13/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Panama, Cocle | 1952.453 | pottery | Diameter: 34.4 x 5 cm (13 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, North Coast, Chimu-Inka | 1953.288 | plain tabby, brocaded: wool and cotton | Average: 88.9 x 149.9 cm (35 x 59 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1948.480 | camelid fiber, cross-knit looping (reversible) | Overall: 5.8 x 14 cm (2 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú or Lambayeque (Sican) People | 1954.68 | tapestry; wool and cotton | Overall: 9.2 x 135.9 cm (3 5/8 x 53 1/2 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Costa Rica, Filadelphia | 1946.231 | earthenware | Diameter of mouth: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); Overall: 23.5 x 18.8 cm (9 1/4 x 7 3/8 in.); Diameter of base: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century | 1957.495 | tapestry with interlocked wefts: wool and cotton | Average: 39.4 x 38.1 cm (15 1/2 x 15 in.) | Gift of John Wise in memory of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1948.478 | embroidery in polychrome wools on cotton foundation | Average: 6.4 x 6.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/2 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1948.483 | wood with carved clay whorl | Overall: 32.3 x 1.6 x 1.6 cm (12 11/16 x 5/8 x 5/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, North Coast, Moche Culture, 2nd-6th Century | 1954.130 | banded travertine | Overall: 6.2 x 2.8 cm (2 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican, 1904–1957) | 1961.77 | pen and ink over graphite | Image: 7.2 x 4.2 cm (2 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.); Sheet: 9.9 x 10.7 cm (3 7/8 x 4 3/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | © | |
 | Miguel Covarrubias (Mexican, 1904–1957) | 1961.78 | pen and ink over graphite | Image: 14.8 x 6.5 cm (5 13/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Sheet: 16.9 x 8.4 cm (6 5/8 x 3 5/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | © | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Nasca | 1948.484 | wood with carved clay whorl | Overall: 32 x 1.2 x 1.2 cm (12 5/8 x 1/2 x 1/2 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mexico, Guerrero | 1950.73 | jadeite | Overall: 6.8 x 5.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Maya | 1953.272 | jadeite | Overall: 6.1 x 4.2 cm (2 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mesoamerica, Central Mexico, Tlatilco | 1952.457 | earthenware with pigment | Overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mexico, Central Highlands | 1953.270 | jade | Overall: 7 x 6.5 cm (2 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mesoamerica, Central Mexico, Tlatilco | 1952.456 | earthenware with pigment | Overall: 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, 16th century | 1944.465 | pottery | Overall: 28 x 18.5 x 15.5 cm (11 x 7 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Costa Rica | 1946.232 | earthenware | Diameter of mouth: 26.6 x 27.1 x 22.5 cm (10 1/2 x 10 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.); Overall: 26.4 x 23 cm (10 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Tiwanaku Style, 7th-10th Century | 1948.485 | wood with carved clay whorl | Overall: 22.3 x 2.7 x 2.7 cm (8 3/4 x 1 1/16 x 1 1/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Mexico, Classic Veracruz (Totonac or Tajin) | 1950.369 | stone | Overall: 18.4 x 13 x 11.6 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 4 9/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
 | Maya | 1953.273 | jade | Overall: 4.4 x 12.6 cm (1 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.) | Gift of John Wise | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Wari Culture, Middle Horizon, 8th-12th Century | 1949.193 | sides: cotton and wool plain cloth, brocaded; top: wool fancy cloth (?) | Overall: 10.8 x 13 x 13 cm (4 1/4 x 5 1/8 x 5 1/8 in.) | Gift of John Wise in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys | CCCC0 | |
| Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Inca Culture, 15th-16th century | 1949.192 | camelid fiber | Overall: 7.5 x 14 x 14 cm (2 15/16 x 5 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.) | Gift of John Wise in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys | CCCC0 | |
 | Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528) | 1993.23 | engraving | Gift of Howard E. Wise in memory of his parents, Samuel D. and May W. Wise by exchange and John L. Severance Fund | CCCC0 |