The Getty Research Institute
Research Home Tools Cutural Objects Names Authority Iconography
Cultural Objects Names Authority  Cultural Objects Names Authority® Iconography Display
New Search Previous Page Help
ID: 901001756
Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901001756
Record Type: Character/Person

Pacha Mama (Andean deity)

Note: Earth mother goddess of the Inca and indigenous people of the Andes.

Names:
Pacha Mama (Andean deity) (preferred,English-P,D,N)
Pacamama (Andean deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Pachamama (Andean deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Mama Pacha (Andean deity) (undetermined,U,N)
Earth Mother (Andean deity) (English,U,N)

Hierarchical Position:
Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
....<Amerindian iconography> (P)
........<Inca iconography> (P)
............<Inca characters> (P)
................Pacha Mama (Andean deity) (I)
Related Iconography:
consort/spouse of .... Pacha Kamaq
..........(Legend, Religion, Mythology, Amerindian iconography, Inca iconography, Inca characters, Pacha Kamaq (Andean deity)) [901001757]

Other Relationships:
role/characteristic is .... deity
.....(people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
role/characteristic is .... earth mother (deity)
.....(goddesses, deities, people in religion, people in religion and related occupations, people in the humanities, people by occupation, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Incan (culture, general)
.....(Late Intermediate Period, Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods, Pre-Columbian South American styles and periods, Pre-Columbian (American), Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
culture/religion is .... Native Andean
.....(Native South American, Native American, Americas, The, styles, periods, and cultures by region, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name)) (AAT)
originated in .... Andean region
.....(South America) (TGN)

Sources:
Pacha Mama (Andean deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Pacamama (Andean deity)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-) sh 85096415
Pachamama (Andean deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
................Firestone, Pachamama en la cultura andina (1988)
................Martin and MacDonald, Pachamama Tales (2014)
................Library of Congress Authorities online (2002-)
Mama Pacha (Andean deity)
................Wikipedia (2000-) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pacha_Kamaq
Earth Mother (Andean deity)
................Encyclopedia Britannica Online (2002-)
Iconography Record Sources:
................ Firestone, Pachamama en la cultura andina (1988)
................ Martin and MacDonald, Pachamama Tales (2014)
................ Source for image https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pachamama#/media/File:Santa_Cruz_Pachacuti_Yamqui_Pachamama.jpg

New Search

Back to Top
The J. Paul Getty Trust
The J. Paul Getty Trust