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"Keru" with lizard

"Kerus" are beakers from which corn beer, chicha, was drunk at festivals and rituals. The production of this corn beer was the responsibility of the accla, the chosen women who were brought to Cusco and the major administrative centres from all over the Inca Empire. They lived there in the acclahuasi, the cloister-like residential buildings built especially for them.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Ritual object
Dimensions
Height: 28 cm
Width: 19 cm
Material/Technique
Wood
varnished
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
M 30960 L

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Stolper; 2946L
  • Production
    when
    15th - 16th century AD.
  • Change of physical control or legal title
    where
    Peru
Provenance
There is no confirmed provenance for this object.

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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