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Offering vessel for llama fat "conopa"

Llamas were bred over 6000 years ago from the original guanaco and served as pack animals. Their fur was also used for the production of textiles, cords and ropes. Because llamas have been of such great importance to the people of the Andes, they have also been very important for religious rituals. There is a constellation called the "Llama" and in rituals to ask for rain, llamas with black fur were sacrificed. Llama meat was dried and eaten. Llama fat was also sacrificed for smaller offerings or rituals. Conopas can be found at natural shrines as offerings.

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Inka-Kultur
Object type
Ritual object
Dimensions
Height: 8 cm
Length: 10 cm
Material/Technique
Basalt
ground, Polished, scribed
Current location
Linden-Museum Stuttgart
Inventory number
093623

Provenance and sources

  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Sutorius; 1450
  • 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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