Qero/Kero

Date created
AD 1550-1800
Culture/People
Inka (Inca): Colonial Inka (archaeological)
Previous owner
José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
Seller
José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
Collection History
Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José A. Gayoso (1898-1970, a landowner in Chongoyape, Peru, who sidelined in excavating and selling antiquities); purchased by MAI from José Gayoso in 1930.
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Place
Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
See related items
Colonial Inka (Inca)
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
17/8956
Barcode
178956.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Qero/Kero
Media/Materials
Wood, tree pitch/gum, pigment/pigments
Techniques
Carved, painted
Dimensions
20 x 17 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6554fe525-e82c-48fd-9d38-4cbc8ffc7bc4
Record ID
NMAI_191681