Illustrations of Artifact Categories Subject to U.S. Import Restriction
Bolivia - Decorated Pitcher
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Decorated Pitcher
Type of Object: Ritual Object
Materials: Ceramic
Measurements: Size varies from 20 cm. to 45 cm.
Date or Period: Colonial (1533-1825)
Maker: Aymara
Designated List Section: VI A Colonial and Republican Ceramics -- Ceremonial Drinking Vessels
Date of Import Restriction: 12/07/01
Photograph: National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF)
Copyright: National Museum of Ethnography and Folklore (MUSEF)
 
Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions:
Containers and serving vessels used in the ceremonial context of chicha drinking. In post-Columbian times these are hard ceramics with glassy surfaces resulting from the application of a mineral glaze. May be brown, green, blue, red or any combination of colors. Vary in size and shape from handled jars pitchers, cups, and vases, to animal-shapes (bull, tiger, llama, hoof).

This example is a recipiente with a circular base, globular body, long neck with an anterior spout and a posterior handle. It is decorated with floral and geometric elements in red and black. It is used in challas (drinking of chicha) in ritual offers.
Keywords:
Aymara, painted pottery, pitcher,

 


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