The wood art of the Incas was The wood art of the Incas was reflected through their "dear" reflected through their "dear"

or "Keros. or "Keros. These wooden vessels with These wooden vessels with

polychrome decoration. polychrome decoration. AAre re decorated with painted decorated with painted

figurative scenes.figurative scenes.

Painting Painting as an aesthetic

expression manifested in murals and mantles

TEXTILETEXTILEThe Incas knew the vertical and The Incas knew the vertical and horizontal looms that created a horizontal looms that created a variety of wool and cotton and variety of wool and cotton and as a form of writing, depicting as a form of writing, depicting

scenes of everyday lifescenes of everyday life..

SCULPTURE SCULPTURE The work in stone are the The work in stone are the other major set of Incan other major set of Incan

achievements worth notingachievements worth noting

Metal Metal Metal objects are, without Metal objects are, without doubt, the most striking doubt, the most striking

achievement of all those carried achievement of all those carried out by the Incasout by the Incas..

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CERAMICS CERAMICS The absence of the made around The absence of the made around

the potter had to model the the potter had to model the vessel by hand, and pastavessel by hand, and pasta

ARCHITECTUREARCHITECTUREThe The architecturearchitecture developed in the developed in the Inca Empire was characterized by Inca Empire was characterized by

simplicity of form, solidity, simplicity of form, solidity, symmetrysymmetry and find that its buildings and find that its buildings

harmonize the landscape.harmonize the landscape.

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