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THBPost-Conquest Inca Painted Wood Kero w/ Figural Scenes
Lot 89a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Pre-Columbian, Peru, Inca, post-conquest period, 16th to 17th century CE. A tall wooden kero (quero) used for drinking the fermented maize beer known as chicha in ritual ceremonies like the settling of an agreement, the conical vessel was turned on a lathe to create its elegant form, and its decorative program consists of three finely painted registers. The uppermost register features exciting battle and perhaps sacrifice (note the tied up animal on its back) scenes of elaborately costumed rulers/warriors wearing traditional clothing and wielding weapons as well as raindrops in the field to represent their good fortune and fertility as water was scarce in the arid Andes. Below this a narrow band of rectangular panels housing stylized geometric motifs similar to tocapu designs found on textiles and tunics known as unkus (also uncus) which were linked with nobility. Size: 4.75" W x 6.5" H (12.1 cm x 16.5 cm)
Finally, the lowest register presents a pair of composite Andean flowers, perhaps Kantuta, that were also associated with the Inca elite noble class. All is skillfully delineated in hues of red, green, pink, white, and golden yellow atop the dark-brown ground. A charming example that demonstrates the persistence of the Inca culture following the arrival of the Spaniards.
See a similar kero cup at the Brooklyn Museum - accession number 41.1275.5.
Provenance: private southwestern Pennsylvania, USA collection, acquired prior to 2000
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#160175An age crack from rim to midline of the vessel as shown. Expected surface wear commensurate with age with some scuffs/losses to pigment and darkening, but imagery is still discernible.Condition
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