From one colour to many colours
The El Bato and the Llolleo were the first groups to make ceramics in the Central Zone. Their finely polished monochromatic pots and pitchers were decorated with modelling and incisions. These stylistic features are also found on contemporary vessels in southern and northern Chile. Around A.D. 1000, Aconcagua ceramicists broke with this ancient tradition by introducing a new style that included bowls painted with designs in two or more colours.
From one colour to many colours
From one colour to many colours
From one colour to many colours
Jar with a human face design. Llolleo. Universidad de Chile, PE-385
Anthropomorphic strap-handle pitchers El Bato. MCHAP, 2599
“Duck-shaped” pitcher. Llolleo. Préstamo Universidad de Chile, PE-388
Bichrome bowl with “trinacrio” design Aconcagua, Donación Santa Cruz-Yaconi, 2033
Aconcagua ceramic maker. Illustration, José Pérez de Arce.