Qero/Kero

Date created
AD 1550-1800
Culture/People
Colonial Inka (Inca)
Previous owner
Willard V. King (Willard Vinton King), Non-Indian, 1868-1955
Donor
Willard V. King (Willard Vinton King), Non-Indian, 1868-1955
Collection History
Collection history unknown; purchased by Willard V. King (1868-1955, a New York City banker and MAI trustee) from an unknown source during a trip to South America in 1928 or 1929; donated to MAI by Willard V. King in 1929.
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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
16/4927
Barcode
164927.000
Object Type
Food/Beverage Serving
Object Name
Qero/Kero
Media/Materials
Wood, asphaltum/bitumen
Techniques
Painted, aboriginally repaired
Dimensions
19 x 17 cm
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6ce5ec453-605d-40ec-a423-85283242898a
Record ID
NMAI_176740