Salinar Culture Ceramics and Sculptures

The Salinar culture, identified by Rafael Larco Hoyle in 1941 in the Chicama Valley, La Libertad, thrived during the Formative Period (1250 BC–1 AD). Their ceramics, fired in oxygen-rich kilns, are known for a brick-like red hue with white strokes, a style known as ’White on Red.’ Sculptural motifs include felines, serpents, and owls, indicating a reverence for the dead, as seen in depictions of body preparation for burial.