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Source Description
Keros, used to drink the maize beer chicha, were essential items of Inka statecraft. Made and used
in pairs, they reflect the important Andean concept of reciprocity. Native use of keros continued in the
colonial period, the date of these two examples, which come from separate pairs. The example with
geometric motifs is closest to pre-conquest models. On the second, two armies converge: the Inka, dressed in tunics with waistbands, and their opponents, perhaps jungle people whose body parts are heaped in a centerpiece.
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134612
label
Kero (Waisted Cup)
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object
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134612
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object
title
Kero (Waisted Cup)
description
Keros, used to drink the maize beer chicha, were essential items of Inka statecraft. Made and used
in pairs, they reflect the important Andean concept of reciprocity. Native use of keros continued in the
colonial period, the date of these two examples, which come from separate pairs. The example with
geometric motifs is closest to pre-conquest models. On the second, two armies converge: the Inka, dressed in tunics with waistbands, and their opponents, perhaps jungle people whose body parts are heaped in a centerpiece.
date
after 1550
rights
CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60762620
genreSpecific
Wood
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Diameter of mouth: 17.8 x 16 cm (7 x 6 5/16 in.); Overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.)
cul
Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century
accession
1957.143
Source extras
tec
wood, inlaid pigments
tombstone
Kero (Waisted Cup), after 1550. Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century. Wood, inlaid pigments; diameter of mouth: 17.8 x 16 cm (7 x 6 5/16 in.); overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William R. Carlisle, 1957.143
collection
AA - Andes
creditline
Gift of William R. Carlisle
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:52:50.717000
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134612
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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wood, inlaid pigments
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1
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0
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photo
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ca252fbc7e6a707a