Kero
Vase
| Native Name | Quero |
|---|---|
| Object Number: | 43-24-1 |
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Inca |
| Provenience: | Peru Cuzco Region Peruvian Highlands |
| Culture Area: | Andean |
| Date Made: | 1500-1599 |
| Early Date: | 1500 |
| Late Date: | 1599 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Wood |
| Height: | 20 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Width: | 17.5 Measurement Unit Not Provided |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Estate of Mrs. S. F. Kilburn, 1943 |
| Other Number: | L-53-1 - Other Number |
Description
Tall flaring wooden cup or quero. Dark wood painted with thick lacquer of mastic in polychrome colours, prevailingly red. Band of geometric decoration around narrowest part; wide field above with naturalistic scenes with human figures, birds, and trees; smaller field at base of band naturalistic objects.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| South American Gallery (1955 - 1994) | View Objects in Exhibition |
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