Kero

Item

Title
Kero
Description
Dark brown wooden tumbler incised with geometric patterns. Used in Peru to consume chicha (corn beer). Made in the 15th to early 16th century by persons of the Inca culture.
Date Created
earliest: 1401
latest: 1550
Date
1993
Provenance
[Edythe K. Shulman, Origins, Boston, MA]; Arthur M. Bullowa, New York, until (d.)1993
Identifier
1994.35.11
Medium
Wood
Format
Wood-containers
H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm)
Publisher
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Source
Bequest of Arthur M. Bullowa, 1993
Rights
https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access
Item sets
Drinking Vessels
Media
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