Paqcha (ritual vessel) depicting a llama head with arybalo (jar)

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Object Details

Culture/People

probably Inka (Inca) (archaeological) (attributed)

Previous owner

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Seller

A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954

Collection History

Collection history unknown; acquired by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) from an unknown source, probably in 1929; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1929.

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Date created

AD 1450–1540 (Late Horizon period)

Catalog Number

16/4835

Barcode

164835.000

Object Type

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Indigenous Term

paqcha

Object Name

Paqcha (ritual vessel) depicting a llama head with arybalo (jar)

Media/Materials

Pottery, clay slip

Techniques

Mold-made, coiled/hand built, modeled, slipped, painted, burnished

Dimensions

21 x 11 x 20.5 cm

Place

Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru

See related items

Inka (Inca) (archaeological)

Ceremonial/Ritual items

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws683744afc-f0f9-4dc4-a19a-c39b69c2a642

Record ID

NMAI_176659