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| Type of Object: | Ritual Object |
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| Materials: | Silver, pumpkin |
| Measurements: | Size varies from 7 cm. to 15 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Colonial (1533-1825) |
| Maker: | Quechua and Aymara |
| Designated List Section: | VII H Colonial and Republican Religious Art -- Altar Objects |
| 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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| Altar objects include chalices, monstrances/ostensoria, cruets, candelabras, lecterns, incense burners, hand bells typically made of gold and silver and decorated with precious stones, shell such as pearl, or other adornments. Size varies according to object. This category also includes ceramic, metal, and wooden challadores and ceremonial drinking cups. This is an example of a cup of which the basic structure is a pumpkin encased in sliver with a handle also cast in silver. It has a high relief decoration with animal and floral elements. It is used in the "challas" (drinking of chicha and alcohol) in ritual activities. | |
| Keywords: | |
| cup, liturgical object, silver, |
