2005.32 Modeled camelid head (Peru, Andean highlands)

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GENERAL DESCRIPTION
This modeled camelid head, with holes in the head and lip, may once have served as a whistle or paccha. This vessel reflects the use of vibrant polychrome slip paints developed on the south coast as well as aspects of elite feasting in its representation of prized camelid meat.

Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1984.W.219; 1997.120; 2005.32], 2015.
NOTES
  • A.D. 750-1500, updated by KJones in TMS on 06/19/14 and 01/25/16.
  • No period or culture noted; updated geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: Andean highlands.
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Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
resin (organic material): AAT: 300012882
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Middle Horizon period (Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods): AAT: 300017300
Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332
Individuals
Subject terms
whistles (flutes (aerophones)): AAT: 300042706
musical instruments: AAT: 300041620
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
paccha (ceremonial / drinking vessel): DMA
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
chicha (food / maize beer): AAT: 300411637
beer (food / alcoholic beverage): AAT: 300302722
maize (zea mays species): AAT: 300375398
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
head: AAT: 300262520
animals: DMA
Camelidae (family): AAT: 300310434
Lama glama (species): AAT: 300256340
llama (species): AAT: 300256340
alpaca (species): AAT: 300310567
ritual (events): AAT: 300065284
feasts: AAT: 300069097
RELATED OBJECTS 
PROVENANCE 
Until 2005: Sally R. and William C. Estes, Dallas [1]

From 2005: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Sally R. and William C. Estes in honor of Carol Robbins' 40th anniversary at the Dallas Museum of Art [1]

[1] The main source for this provenance is letter from Gabriela Truly, Director of Collections Management at the Dallas Museum of Art, to Mr. and Mrs. Estes (dated June 06, 2005), copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.

[2] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift (dated May 25, 2005), copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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IMAGE ASSETS
253365128: UMO. [Caption] A Llama (Lama glama), in front of the Machu Picchu archaeological site, Peru. Source: Schuyler Shepherd (Own work), Wikimedia Commons, accessed: May 12, 2015, http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Llama,_peru,_machu_picchu.jpg#/media/File:Llama,_peru,_machu_picchu.jpg.
WEB RESOURCES 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art~Read more about Music in the Andes.
ARCHIVAL RESOURCES
FUN FACTS
  • The vessel may have once served as a whistle or a paccha, or ceremonial vessel used for pouring liquids such as corn (maize) beer, called chicha in Spanish or Taino, or aqha (a’qa) in Quechua. 
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General Description
This modeled camelid head, with holes in the head and lip, may once have served as a whistle or paccha. This vessel reflects the use of vibrant polychrome slip paints developed on the south coast as well as aspects of elite feasting in its representation of prized camelid meat.

Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1984.W.219; 1997.120; 2005.32], 2015.
Fun Facts
  • The vessel may have once served as a whistle or a paccha, or ceremonial vessel used for pouring liquids such as corn (maize) beer, called chicha in Spanish or Taino, or aqha (a’qa) in Quechua. 
Archival Resources
Web Resources
 
The Metropolitan Museum of Art~Read more about Music in the Andes.
Notes
  • A.D. 750-1500, updated by KJones in TMS on 06/19/14 and 01/25/16.
  • No period or culture noted; updated geography in TMS to reflect Inca label -- Perú: Andean highlands.
Catalogue essays
Artist/designers
Cultures
Geography 
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
Process/materials
ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
resin (organic material): AAT: 300012882
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
Historical periods
Middle Horizon period (Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods): AAT: 300017300
Late Horizon Period: AAT: 300017332
Individuals
Subject terms
whistles (flutes (aerophones)): AAT: 300042706
musical instruments: AAT: 300041620
vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
paccha (ceremonial / drinking vessel): DMA
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
chicha (food / maize beer): AAT: 300411637
beer (food / alcoholic beverage): AAT: 300302722
maize (zea mays species): AAT: 300375398
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
head: AAT: 300262520
animals: DMA
Camelidae (family): AAT: 300310434
Lama glama (species): AAT: 300256340
llama (species): AAT: 300256340
alpaca (species): AAT: 300310567
ritual (events): AAT: 300065284
feasts: AAT: 300069097
RELATED OBJECTS 
PROVENANCE 
Until 2005: Sally R. and William C. Estes, Dallas [1]

From 2005: Dallas Museum of Art, gift of Sally R. and William C. Estes in honor of Carol Robbins' 40th anniversary at the Dallas Museum of Art [1]

[1] The main source for this provenance is letter from Gabriela Truly, Director of Collections Management at the Dallas Museum of Art, to Mr. and Mrs. Estes (dated June 06, 2005), copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.

[2] The main source for this provenance is Deed of Gift (dated May 25, 2005), copy in Dallas Museum of Art Collections Records Object File, Confidential). Exceptions and other supporting documents are noted.
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animals (Animalia kingdom): AAT: 300249395
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ceramic (material): AAT: 300235507
clay: AAT: 300010439
modeling (forming): AAT: 300053130
slip (clay): AAT: 300010459
slip glaze: AAT: 300015110
paint (coating): AAT: 300015029
resin (organic material): AAT: 300012882
coiling (pottery technique): AAT: 300053903
figures (representations): AAT: 300189808
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vessels (containers): AAT: 300193015
ritual vessels: AAT: 300265801
faces (animal or human components): AAT: 300251798
heads (representations): AAT: 300262520
ritual (events): AAT: 300065284
Peru (nation): TGN: 1000056
firing (technique): AAT: 300053887
musical instruments: AAT: 300041620
feasts: AAT: 300069097
maize (plant/zea mays species): AAT: 300375398
beer (food / alcoholic beverage): AAT: 300302722
polychrome: AAT: 300252261
Middle Horizon period (Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods): AAT: 300017300
Late Horizon period (Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods): AAT: 300017332
llama (animals/lama glama species): AAT: 300256340
whistles (flutes (aerophones)): AAT: 300042706
chicha (food / maize beer): AAT: 300411637
camelidae (animals/family): AAT: 300310434
alpaca (species/animals): AAT: 300310567
253365128: UMO
paccha (ceremonial/drinking vessel): AAT: 300417828
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