GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The cups, or quero, produced during the Late Horizon (1400-1532 CE) did not generally feature painted figurative decoration but rather geometric or abstract designs within two to four registers. During the Spanish Colonial period, figural scenes became increasingly popular and complex, predominating on the upper register. The scenes provide essential clues by which to date the cup and to study the development of common motifs and themes.
The processional scene on this vessel depicts four Andean and two Spanish figures, based on their dress. The wide Spanish caps and coats recall garments of the 17th and 18th centuries, while the feathered headdresses identify the other four figures as Anti, individuals from untamed the eastern jungle or Antisuyu. The lower registers and open spaces are filled with tropical fauna such as monkeys and macaws.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text, 2015.
NOTES
- Inka (Inca), Spanish Colonial, 1630–1780, updated by KJones in TMS on 11/29/13, 01/03/14, 01/25/16, 02/04/16, and 03/14/16.
- Updated geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú.
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Artist/designers
Cultures
Inka (Inca): AAT: 300017326
Inca horizon: AAT: 300017352
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
wood (plant material): AAT: 300011914
carving: AAT: 300053149
incising: AAT: 300053847
relief (sculpture techniques): AAT: 300053622
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
resin (organic material): AAT: 300012882
inlay (process): AAT: 300053850
Historical periods
Spanish Colonial (Spanish Renaissance-Baroque styles / styles and periods): AAT: 300107033
Colonial Latin American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300018082
Colonial Spanish American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300343841
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
cups (drinking vessels): AAT: ID: 300043202
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
quero (kero/quro / cups): AAT: 300265120
querocamayoc (quero/kero/qero carvers (craftspeople)): DMA
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
figures: AAT: 300189808
standing: AAT: 300239500
processions: AAT: 300069290
ceremonies: AAT: 300054754
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
banners: AAT: 300195679
checker pattern (checkerboard): AAT: 300010111
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
tunics (main garments): AAT: 300209869
caps (headgear): AAT: 300046094
hats (headgear): AAT: 300046106
coats (garments): AAT: 300046143
feather (material): AAT: 300011809
headdress: AAT: 300046023
Antisuyu (Peruvian Amazon peoples): DMA
Anti (Peruvian Amazon region / rain forest): DMA
jungles (forests): AAT: 300008869
rainforests (forests): AAT: 300008871
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
animals: DMA
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
macaws (bird): AAT: 300310660
monkeys (animals): AAT: 300250028
bands (decorative): DMA
registers (compositional): DMA
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PROVENANCE
Until 1975: Nora and John Wise, New York [1]
From 1975: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of John Wise [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated March 19, 1975, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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General Description
The cups, or quero, produced during the Late Horizon (1400-1532 CE) did not generally feature painted figurative decoration but rather geometric or abstract designs within two to four registers. During the Spanish Colonial period, figural scenes became increasingly popular and complex, predominating on the upper register. The scenes provide essential clues by which to date the cup and to study the development of common motifs and themes.
The processional scene on this vessel depicts four Andean and two Spanish figures, based on their dress. The wide Spanish caps and coats recall garments of the 17th and 18th centuries, while the feathered headdresses identify the other four figures as Anti, individuals from untamed the eastern jungle or Antisuyu. The lower registers and open spaces are filled with tropical fauna such as monkeys and macaws.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text, 2015.
Fun Facts
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Notes
- Inka (Inca), Spanish Colonial, 1630–1780, updated by KJones in TMS on 11/29/13, 01/03/14, 01/25/16, 02/04/16, and 03/14/16.
- Updated geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Inka (Inca): AAT: 300017326
Inca horizon: AAT: 300017352
Geography
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
wood (plant material): AAT: 300011914
carving: AAT: 300053149
incising: AAT: 300053847
relief (sculpture techniques): AAT: 300053622
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
resin (organic material): AAT: 300012882
inlay (process): AAT: 300053850
Historical periods
Spanish Colonial (Spanish Renaissance-Baroque styles / styles and periods): AAT: 300107033
Colonial Latin American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300018082
Colonial Spanish American (Spanish Colonial / styles and periods): AAT: 300343841
Individuals
Subject terms
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
cups (drinking vessels): AAT: ID: 300043202
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
quero (kero/quro / cups): AAT: 300265120
querocamayoc (quero/kero/qero carvers (craftspeople)): DMA
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
figures: AAT: 300189808
standing: AAT: 300239500
processions: AAT: 300069290
ceremonies: AAT: 300054754
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
banners: AAT: 300195679
checker pattern (checkerboard): AAT: 300010111
textiles (visual works): AAT: 300014063
tunics (main garments): AAT: 300209869
caps (headgear): AAT: 300046094
hats (headgear): AAT: 300046106
coats (garments): AAT: 300046143
feather (material): AAT: 300011809
headdress: AAT: 300046023
Antisuyu (Peruvian Amazon peoples): DMA
Anti (Peruvian Amazon region / rain forest): DMA
jungles (forests): AAT: 300008869
rainforests (forests): AAT: 300008871
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
animals: DMA
birds (animals): AAT: 300266506
birds (motifs): AAT: 300375751
macaws (bird): AAT: 300310660
monkeys (animals): AAT: 300250028
bands (decorative): DMA
registers (compositional): DMA
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1975: Nora and John Wise, New York [1]
From 1975: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, gift of John Wise [1], [2], [3]
[1] The main source for this provenance is existing information in TMS. Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[2] The main source for this provenance is Acquisition Record (dated March 19, 1975, copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
[3] The name of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, founded in 1933, was changed to the Dallas Museum of Art in 1983.
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