Detail View: The AMICA Library: Bird-Shaped Container
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1989.66
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Sculpture
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Creator Nationality:
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South American; Pre-Columbian; Wari
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Peru, Wari style (500-900)
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Title:
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Bird-Shaped Container
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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500-900
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Creation Start Date:
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500
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Creation End Date:
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900
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Materials and Techniques:
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wood
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Classification Term:
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Sculpture
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Style or Period:
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Peru, Wari style (500-900)
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 8.4cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1989.66
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Credit Line:
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Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Alan Lapiner
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Context:
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Peruvian Indians today regard coca leaf as a sacred substance that creates communion with deities. The leaves are chewed with powdered lime that in antiquity was stored in containers and scooped with spatulas like those seen here. Aside from its ritual meaning, coca has practical benefits: it is vitamin-rich and, like coffee, induces clear-headedness. The lizard spatula is Nasca; the other two are Wari. |
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.AM20020829.tif
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