Taira, the dawn of art in Atacama – 2017
Ceramic and pigments case
Polished brown ceramic bowl. Chorrillos, río Loa Medio, 800 – 400 a.C. 34,5 x 19,5 cm, Museo Corporación de Cultura y Turismo de Calama, N° C3/211.
Polished black ceramic pot. Chorillos, río Loa Medio, 800 – 400 a.C. 16 x 12 cm, Museo Corporación de Cultura y Turismo de Calama, N° C6/ 213.
Flat stone mortar with pigment. Turi, río Loa Superior, 500 a.C. – 100 d.C. 35 x 32 cm, Departamento de Antropología, U. de Chile.
Ceramic and pigments
The first ceramic pieces included jugs, bowls and cups of rough manufacture, with smoothed or polished surfaces and occasionally with molded or incised decorations.
The Taira paintings were made with iron oxide or hematite crushed to powder on grinding stones and probably mixed on stone slab palettes.