Qero
Spanish Colonial Inca, Peru Highlands
Wood, resin pigment
18th century
Ht: 7 in W: 6 in at widest
Inventory # 10125
A Qero, or drinking cup from Peru - used for drinking native corn beer - Chicha. These post contact Colonial period Qeros follow the same shape of Qeros from Pre-Columbian times that were made in wood, ceramic, gold, and silver..