Art of the Ancient Andes Resources

Learn more about the incredibly diverse and rich Indigenous cultures of the Ancient Andes

Readings about the Ancient Andes

Readings focused on different cultures of the Ancient Andes. Click on the icon to open them.

If you prefer to read these Met Publications online in Google Books, you can follow these links. The PDFs can also be found on these links if for some reason they do not load here.

Containing the Divine
Weaving Abstraction
Peruvian Featherworks
Design for Eternity

Intro to Guaman Poma

The Sacred Landscape of the Inka, Cuzco, 16th century

José de Acosta praises the textiles of the Andes, 1590

Viceroy Toledo orders that designs on keros be destroyed, 1574

Videos about the Ancient Andes

Short videos focused on different cultures in the Ancient Andes

Spondylus Shell in the Kingdom of Chimor in the Ancient Andes