Imperial ceramics
The aribalo jug (or maka) was used as a container for chicha, a fermented beverage. The manca (pedestal pot) was used for cooking, while the chua (plate) was used for serving food. This trio made up the basic set of dishes used by Inca groups residing outside of Cusco, the Imperial capital. In Chile, a few Incas also used the aisana, a type of bottle.
Imperial ceramics
Painted wooden kero cups. Kero. Inka (Arica). Donación Santa Cruz-Yaconi, 1799, 1800
Keros
Bird-shaped dish. Chua. Inka-Arica. Donación Santa Cruz-Yaconi, 1948
Engraved wooden kero cup. Kero. Inka (Arica). MCHAP, 3693
Engraved wooden kero cup. Kero-2. Inka (Arica). Colección Manuel Blanco Encalada, PE-315
Engraved wooden kero cup. Kero-2. Inka (Arica). Colección Manuel Blanco Encalada, PE-315
Painted wooden kero cups. Kero. Inka (Arica). Detail. Donación Santa Cruz-Yaconi, 1799, 1800
Imperial ceramics, red line.