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| Type of Object: | Ritual Object |
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| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Measurements: | Size varies from 7 cm. to 20 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Republican (1825-1900) |
| Maker: | Uru Chipaya |
| 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: | |
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| 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 ritual animal-shaped sculpture that represents a sheep. Blood residues produced by offerings like the "wilancha" are evident. It is used in fertility rituals. | |
| Keywords: | |
| animal-shaped, drinking vessel, sheep, Uru Chipaya, |
