I've been wanting to visit the art museum for a while. They opened the new atrium a while ago and it has restored the flow of traffic through the museum. It's gorgeous. They also have a new gift store which has a fantastic selection of art books and gifts.
We went down to see the Wari: Lords of the Ancient Andies exhibit. It focuses on the art of this civilization that existed in Peru between 600 and 1000. It's a great exhibit and fills 4 rooms. The pictures are from the CMA website.
This urn is about 3 feet tall. It's huge. This piece was found in fragments and was reconstructed.
The tapestries and weavings were amazing. Most of the pieces had ~250 threads per inch.
Silver warrior plaque
Inlaid shell,wood, stone and silver. This guy was little...about 5" tall.
This is a handbag with real human hair. It had coca leaves inside....it's an ancient coke bag.
I have to make the time to get down there more often. It really is a great museum.
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