This catalogue presents around 200 artifacts from Irene and Peter Ludwigs collection of preColumbian art from the Americas. The works are organized thematically and ethnically looking at pottery of the Mimbres culture Mayan works in jade and the diversity of cultures in postclassic Western Mesoamerica Toltecs Aztecs Mixtecs Zapotecs and Tarascans the development of early cultures in the Central Andes ancient Peruvian erotic sculpture metallurgy in the preHispanic Andes ritual drinking and liba