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Ceramic drinking vessel (paccha) depicting footplow (chaqitaqlla), ear of corn, and corn beer mug (aryballos)
Ceramic drinking vessel (paccha) depicting footplow (chaqitaqlla), ear of corn, and corn beer mug (aryballos)
Object Number 09-3-30/75589
Display Title Ceramic drinking vessel (paccha) depicting footplow (chaqitaqlla), ear of corn, and corn beer mug (aryballos)
Descriptions
Object Description Ceramic vessel (paqcha, which also means waterfall) depicting footplow (chaqitaqlla), ear of corn, and corn beer mug (aryballos). Vessel is used for drinking chicha and also functions as a whistle. Vessel depicts narrative for the process of making chicha: the footplow (chaqitaqlla), corn, and corn beer mug.
Inventory Description Ceramic, bottle, resembling pipe, molded bottle with peaked base, strap handles
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Archaeological
Date 1400-1532 CE
Culture
  • Inca
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / Lambayeque Region
Materials Ceramic, Pigment
Dimensions Overall: 30 x 25.5 x 11.3 cm (11 13/16 x 10 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 75589
Credit Line The De Milhau South American Expedition, 1906-1909
Provenance
Expedition De Milhau South American Expedition (1906-1909)
Collector Dr. William C. Farabee (1906-1909)

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