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Wari’s capital is one of the largest archaeological sites in South America. From AD 600 and 1000, its denizens created an exhilarating episode in the history of the Americas by forging a society now widely regarded as one of the western hemisphere’s first empires. The exhibition showcases textiles that are among the most complex ever made in the Andes; fine ceramics; delicate ornaments of precious metal, shell, or bone; and small, masterful sculptures of stone or wood.
Wari: Pre-Inca Lords of Peru was organized by the Cleveland Museum of Art, supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.