GENERAL DESCRIPTION
By the Spanish conquest, the tall wooden cup was called a quero (qero, kero), meaning “wood,” in Quechua. The specialized wood carvers were known as querocamayoc. Similar beakers of lesser value were made in ceramic, while the most valuable goblets, called aquilla, were made in silver and gold. This example of a carved wooden vessel reflects the development of inlaid resin paints during the Spanish Colonial period. Colonial cups often incorporate modified profile felines, stepped diamonds, and tocapu, common to earlier pre-Hispanic textiles and ceramic vessels.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1976.W.1846; 1983.637; 1983.638; 1976.W.1129; 1976.W.1850; 1976.W.1849], 2015.
NOTES
- Inka (Inca), Spanish Colonial, late 16th–early 18th century, updated by KJones in TMS on 01/03/14, 01/25/16, and 02/04/16.
- 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
profiles (figures): AAT: 300123319
animals: DMA
feline: DMA
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
diamonds (motifs): AAT: 300009791
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
bands (decorative): DMA
registers (compositional): DMA
Quechua: AAT: 300017928
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PROVENANCE
Until 1983: Andrew D. Christensen, Dallas [1]
From 1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, collection of Andrew D. Christensen, gift of J.D. Christensen [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 letter from John Lunsford, Senior Curator of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, to Judy D. Christensen (dated December 30, 1983), 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
By the Spanish conquest, the tall wooden cup was called a quero (qero, kero), meaning “wood,” in Quechua. The specialized wood carvers were known as querocamayoc. Similar beakers of lesser value were made in ceramic, while the most valuable goblets, called aquilla, were made in silver and gold. This example of a carved wooden vessel reflects the development of inlaid resin paints during the Spanish Colonial period. Colonial cups often incorporate modified profile felines, stepped diamonds, and tocapu, common to earlier pre-Hispanic textiles and ceramic vessels.
Adapted from
Kimberly L. Jones, PhD, Inca: Conquests of the Andes / Los Incas y las conquistas de los Andes, Label text [1976.W.1846; 1983.637; 1983.638; 1976.W.1129; 1976.W.1850; 1976.W.1849], 2015.
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Notes
- Inka (Inca), Spanish Colonial, late 16th–early 18th century, updated by KJones in TMS on 01/03/14, 01/25/16, and 02/04/16.
- 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
profiles (figures): AAT: 300123319
animals: DMA
feline: DMA
geometric motifs: AAT: 300009764
geometric patterns: AAT: 300165213
lines (geometric concept): AAT: 300056279
diamonds (motifs): AAT: 300009791
plant-derived motifs: AAT: 300164599
flower (motif): AAT: 300375563
bands (decorative): DMA
registers (compositional): DMA
Quechua: AAT: 300017928
RELATED OBJECTS
PROVENANCE
Until 1983: Andrew D. Christensen, Dallas [1]
From 1983: Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, collection of Andrew D. Christensen, gift of J.D. Christensen [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 letter from John Lunsford, Senior Curator of the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, to Judy D. Christensen (dated December 30, 1983), 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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