DepartmentLatin America

Kero

NameKero

CultureInka; Colonial

Date1500 - 1600

Place madeCuzco, Peru, South America

MediumWood, pigment

Dimensions6 1/2 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in. (16.5 × 14 × 14 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the David Thornburg Memorial Collection, A.1977.5.43

Object numberA.1977.5.43

Collections

Latin America

DescriptionBeaker-shaped wooden container, all hand-carved. Inlaid with colored lacquer?, divided into two panels framed by arches, one with a human in kilt and cloak with wand, the other a dance in deerhead? mask holding large pendant flowers.

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