Qero/Kero

Date created
AD 1450–1540 (Late Horizon period)
Culture/People
probably Inka (Inca) (archaeological) (attributed)
MAI agent
Dr. Marshall H. Saville (Marshall Howard Saville/M.H. Saville/MHS), Non-Indian, 1867-1935
Presenter/funding source
Thea Heye (Thea Kowne/Mrs. Dorothea Page/Mrs. George Gustav Heye), Non-Indian, 1888-1935
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by Marshall H. Saville (1867-1935, MAI staff member) from an unknown source in Peru in 1925 using funds donated by Thea (Mrs. George) Heye.
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Place
Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
See related items
Inka (Inca) (archaeological)
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
13/6899
Barcode
136899.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Qero/Kero
Media/Materials
Wood, tree pitch/gum
Techniques
Carved, incised, aboriginally repaired
Dimensions
26 x 20 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws69b1cfbfb-e8a8-4dd5-84f2-4d82a95f4eaf
Record ID
NMAI_147410