382 Philip Ainsworth Means, 



from Ica.*^ Variants of the "saw-tooth motif" and of the 

 "diamond motif" are present in each of these ponchos, recalUng 

 the Inca pottery. Both also show the frequent use of rectilinear 

 spirals. Plate XVII, Figure i, is also a poncho from the island 

 of Titicaca. It is in several shades of red and has a white 

 cruciform figure much like that on the cask-shaped vessel from 

 lea shown by Uhle (1913b, Plate X, A). Figure 2 comes from 

 the coast and shows a slight influence, in the form of cat-like 

 figures, from the Chimu period. >-^ijJi/^^ 



We must now simimarize our impressions of Inca art. We 

 may do so by saying that geometric decoration has a great pre- 

 ponderance over animal or human motifs. While Inca pottery 

 derives most of its charm from its graceful form, it is by no 

 means to be despised because it has not a great range of color. 

 The designs are usually simple but pleasing, and in most cases 

 they are peculiar to Inca art. In the textiles the same tendency 

 toward geometric designs is to be noted, although here again 

 other elements do occasionally play a part. In general, the color 

 of the textiles is brighter and more various than that of the 

 pottery. 



^'Uhle, 1913b, p. 344. 



