Wooden corn beer goblet (Kero) with carved and painted design, flat base. Old split repaired with cord. Diameter 4.75 inches, height 5.5 inches. Probably from the 17th century. Under the colonial system these were made and used only by Indians in rites of the native religion. They were made to order for caciques who officiated at the ceremonies; they were made and used in identical pairs. Chicha, corn beer, was the liquid drunk from them and sprinkled on the ground or on the votive offerings.
Donor:
Harold Heath and Ida Shelley
Collection place:
Cusco, Cusco district, Cusco Region
Verbatim coll. place:
Peru
Culture or time period:
Colonial Period, ancient Peru
Collector:
John Howland Rowe
Collection date:
1943
Materials:
Paint (coating) and Wood (plant material)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Beer cups and Goblets
Production date:
17th century
Accession date:
1954
Department:
South America (except Ancient Peru)
Dimensions:
height 13.97 centimeters and diameter 12.065 centimeters