Cocha

NameMulti-chambered ceremonial drinking vessel

Artist Artist unrecorded

DateLate 19th - early 20th century

Place madeYura, Potosi, Bolivia, South America

MediumCeramic, glaze

DimensionsOverall: 3 1/4 x 8 5/8 x 7 7/16 in. (8.2 x 21.9 x 18.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Kisla Jimenez and Jonathan Willliams

Object numberA.2008.70.1

Collections

Andean Folk Art

DescriptionThis round bowl has a small chalice in the center. The bowl is an orange terra cotta with a yellow, green and brown glaze. Two handles are found on the outside. Decorations on the inside are of two birds on opposite sides just below the rim and separated from each other by four clusters of clay loops.