Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

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.