Thaipykkhala
- the museum of Luis Fernando Pacheco Medrano

the ceramica negra (black pottery) of Thaipykkhala (Tiwanaku).

ceramica negra tiwanaku

Luis Fernando Pacheco Medrano
Luis Fernando Pacheco Medrano shows off a few dusty exhibits
to Jim Allen on his expeditions to Bolivia Oct/Nov 2011.

Jim allen ceramica negra tiwanakota
Jim Allen with some favourite pieces.

ceramic negra skull  ceramic negra tiwanaku 
"Have a look inside this casket" he said... Yikes! it's a head!

   
and in this one? A skeleton! but don't worry, it's only ceramica negra de Tiwanaku!

ceramic negra casket   
this one contained a figure (left)... the lid of the box, (right)

ceramic negra faraonic heads
these pharoah-like heads were gathering dust under the table....

ceramic negra figures   
this sphynx-like creature was hiding in a corner...

ceramic negra pyrotherium
as was this.... it's called a Pyrotherium....

faraonic heads tiwanku ceramic negra   tiwanku private museum
meanwhile the king and queen looked on... and these turned to stone

Pyrotherium tiwanku ceramic negra
and what's he got to laugh about??!!....

ceramic negra tiwanaku   black ceramics tiwanaku
sitting on the shelf ...

tiwanku ceramic negra   tiwanku private museum
just waiting ...

ceramic negra
aliens got nothing on me!....

ceramic negra mascara
a certain beauty lies in a damaged art form....

ceramic negra masks
some undamaged examples.

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