Tree of life

Room 1, Vitrine 03

The tree of life is a universal symbol. It can be seen in the art of diverse cultures, separated in time and space, as a graphic representation of continual renewal, the rebirth of the cycle of life, and the meeting of worlds.
• In the Andean world, different societies had their own ways of depicting trees. The clay bottles in this installation feature different trees of life, alongside the textile tree from Chancay culture.
• Moche culture, Florescent Epoch (1 AD – 800 AD), ML002442, ML002443, ML006697, ML008206 and ML008207; Northern Huari culture, Fusion Epoch (800 AD – 1300 AD), ML022191; Chancay culture, Imperial Epoch (1300 AD – 1532 AD), ML600060