Qero/Kero

Date created
AD 900-1200
Culture/People
probably Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Donor
Sherwin Landfield (Sherwin Herman Landfield), Non-Indian, 1921-2007
Jacqueline Landfield (Marie Louise Jacqueline Plas/Mrs. Sherwin Landfield), Non-Indian, 1926-2011
Collector
Sherwin Landfield (Sherwin Herman Landfield), Non-Indian, 1921-2007
Collection History
Collection history unknown; acquired by Sherwin Landfield (1921-2007) in the 1960s when he worked in South America for the United States Agency for International Development; donated to NMAI in 2007 by Sherwin Landfield and Jacqueline Landfield (1926-2011).
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Place
Mala site; Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku); Ingavi Province; La Paz Department; Bolivia
See related items
Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (archaeological culture)
Food/Beverage Serving
Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Catalog Number
26/6400
Barcode
266400.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Qero/Kero
Media/Materials
Pottery
Techniques
Coiled/hand built
Dimensions
11 x 14 x 11.5 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ba8c85a0-f37d-405c-8f98-b95174fb5936
Record ID
NMAI_387242