Material : Wood, pigmented resin inlay
Origin : PERU
Culture : INCA
Era : 1350 /1550 AD

Condition : good condition

Dimensions : 5-1/2" H

Inca Kero with images of a man in andean dress. He's holding a llama by a rope. On the llama's back, we can see a parrot.
Flowers are interspersed with carved geometric designs. Wood with pigmented resin inlay
Provenance: private french collection.

 

Bibliography
E. Maurer, M. Hennen, "Symboles sacrés. Quatre mille ans d'art des Amériques" fig. 175, p. 205 M. Rostworowski, "Une brêve vision de l'Etat inca", p. 183 à 203, Pérou. L'art de Chavin aux Incas, Paris