Qero in the form of a jaguar's head
Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Colonial Inka (archaeological) (attributed)
- MAI agent
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) from an unknown source in 1927.
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- Date created
- circa 1700
- Catalog Number
- 15/2413
- Barcode
- 152413.000
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Native Term
- qero
- Object Name
- Qero in the form of a jaguar's head
- Media/Materials
- Wood, paint, vermilion/cinnabar
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Dimensions
- 20 x 18 x 22.5 cm
- Place
- Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
- See related items
- Colonial Inka (archaeological)
- Food/Beverage Serving
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_163623
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws670e4915e-a9bd-4e07-95c9-8485e53ccb3b
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