Wari Art

Wari Dignitary, 600-1000 AD, Inlaid with Several Types of Shell

The Wari Empire dominated the south-central highlands and the west coastal regions of what is now Peru from 500–1000 AD. Their capital was in the dry coastal lands, and many cloth and wooden artifacts have been found in tombs there, besides the wonderful pottery vessels in the shape of humans and animals.

Four-cornered wool hat, one of several Wari examples known. Now here is a signal of status I could get behind.

Vessel in the shape of a feline

Turquoise figurine

Effigy Bottle

Wari tuni, and detail of a different  tunic

Bag with a human face

Lime container in the shape of a being known as the Decapitator, since it always has a severed head in its right hand

Double-chambered vessel. These seem to have been used in rituals, since they make a distinctive sound when water is poured back and forth between the two chambers.