Qero Cup
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Wood, pigment
DATES
17th–18th century
PERIOD
Colonial Period
ACCESSION NUMBER
36.357
CREDIT LINE
Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Wooden cup or kero decorated with polychrome designs in which pigments are inlaid in the wood. The scene on the upper register depicts a Chuncho dance, which was performed throughout the colonial period and into the 20th century, to commemorate the Inca defeat of the Chunchos. The Chunchos or Anti were a tropical highland group who were regarded by the Inca as savages. The human figures in the upper register are shown in Spanish dress. The middle register consists of tocapu designs and the lower register is decorated with images of flora and fauna.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Quechua. Qero Cup, 17th–18th century. Wood, pigment, 7 1/8 x 6 in. (18.1 x 15.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mrs. Eugene Schaefer, 36.357. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 36.357_bw.jpg)
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overall, 36.357_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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