Qero in the form of a man's head
Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Colonial Inka (archaeological) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Seller
- A. Hyatt Verrill (Alpheus Hyatt Verrill), Non-Indian, 1871-1954
- Collection History
- Collected or purchased from local residents by Alpheus Hyatt Verrill (1871-1954, explorer, author, and MAI field collector) at an unknown date; purchased by MAI from Hyatt Verrill in 1928.
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- Date created
- circa 1700
- Catalog Number
- 15/9411
- Barcode
- 159411.000
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
- Indigenous Term
- qero
- Object Name
- Qero in the form of a man's head
- Media/Materials
- Wood, paint
- Techniques
- Carved, painted
- Dimensions
- 19 x 21 x 16 cm
- Place
- Cusco (Cuzco) Region; Peru
- See related items
- Colonial Inka (archaeological)
- Food/Beverage Serving
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_170984
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws649112299-2791-404c-af91-f0fbd8f19869
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