Ritual offering to Pachamama (Mother Earth)

Date created
2000
Culture/People
Quechua
Donor
Nazario Turpo Condori, Quechua, ca. 1935-2007
Dr. Aurelio Carmona Cruz, Quechua
Carmelo Achangaray Puma, Quechua
Guadalupe Holgado Huarancca (Guadalupe Lourdes Holgado Huarancca), Quechua
Collection History
Donated to NMAI in 1999 by Quechua spiritual leader Nazario Turpo Condori (ca. 1935-2007), anthropologist Dr. Aurelio Carmona Cruz (Quechua), Carmelo Achangaray (Quechua, mayor of the Písac community in Písac, near Cusco, Peru), and Guadalupe Holgado Huarancca (Quechua cultural leader).
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Place
Paqchanta Community, Ocongate District; Quispicanchis Province; Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
See related items
Quechua
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
25/5027
Barcode
255027.000
Object Type
Ceremonial/Ritual items
Native Term
haywakuy despacho
Object Name
Ritual offering to Pachamama (Mother Earth)
Media/Materials
Wool yarn, dye/dyes, paper, animal embryo, seed/seeds, corn kernel/kernels, bean/beans, cotton (unspun), wax, shell/shells, candy
Techniques
Woven, dyed, dried, glued
Dimensions
35 x 35 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws608eef8d8-18a3-43b7-ac1a-4ec20979bbd2
Record ID
NMAI_270893