Even before the famous Incas, several other indigenous peoples inhabited South American lands. The Moche Civilization, for example, occupied vast areas of present-day Peru for about 900 years (between 100 BC and 800 AD). Despite such a long existence, the Moche peoples did not manage to constitute an empire or a State as we understand these socio-political structures, nor did they develop a writing system, but the artistic production they produced is fabulous, rich and of refined techniques and quality. , especially in terms of metallurgical, gold and ceramic production.
In the art with ceramics, they portrayed ritualistic daily scenes, elaborated several utilitarian pieces and demonstrated great capacity in this type of production. It is noteworthy that the artistic production of these pre-Columbian peoples is full of explicit allusions to sexuality. This characteristic makes Moche pottery quite striking, as they expressed practices, gestures and circumstances that today leave many people embarrassed or even shocked. They are natural sex scenes or even situations in which humans and supernatural beings share the acts and relate sexually.
Below are some interesting examples.
