Qero in the form of a jaguar's head

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Object Details

Culture/People

probably Colonial Inka (archaeological) (attributed)

MAI agent

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

Collection History

Collection history unknown; purchased by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) from an unknown source in 1927.

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Date created

circa 1700

Catalog Number

15/2413

Barcode

152413.000

Object Type

Food/Beverage Serving

Indigenous Term

qero

Object Name

Qero in the form of a jaguar's head

Media/Materials

Wood, paint, vermilion/cinnabar

Techniques

Carved, painted

Dimensions

20 x 18 x 22.5 cm

Place

Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru

See related items

Colonial Inka (archaeological)

Food/Beverage Serving

Data Source

National Museum of the American Indian

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670e4915e-a9bd-4e07-95c9-8485e53ccb3b

Record ID

NMAI_163623