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Keru beaker, depicting the Inca and his wife, La Coya
The keru shows the Inca and his wife, "La Coya", both under two separate rainbows. Both rainbows are connected by the head of a jaguar lying at their feet. The mouth of the jaguar is the starting point for the rainbow. Above the two jaguar heads there is a motif showing a shield and above it a helmet. The representation means victory, happiness and prosperity under the rule of the Inca. The jaguar points to war and is interpreted as a guard of the Inca emperor and the fortunes of war represented by him. The "La Coya" holds a kantuta branch in her hand. The keru is divided by a band of tocapus. In the lower half there are further plant representations. The "kerus" are made in the technique of Japanese lacquer work.
- Data Provider
- Linden-Museum Stuttgart Staatliches Museum für Völkerkunde Show original at data provider
Cataloguing data
- Cultural attribution
- Inka-Kultur
- Object type
- Ritual object
- Dimensions
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Height: 24 cm
Diameter: 20 cm - Material/Technique
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Wood, Colour pigment
carved, Lacquer painting
- Current location
- Linden-Museum Stuttgart
- Inventory number
- M 30241
Provenance and sources
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Assignment to a curated holding:
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Production
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when
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Early colonial period
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Change of physical control or legal title
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where
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Peru
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Change of physical control
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when
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1965
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- Provenance
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This object
does not have a confirmed provenance.
Information about the record
- Legal status metadata
- CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED
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