Object Details
- Collection History
- Collected or purchased from local residents by Ray George Burns (1883-1955), an Episcopal missionary who worked in South America between 1912 and 1917; purchased by MAI from Ray Burns in 1916.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Culture/People
- Aymara
- Collector
- Ray George Burns (Roy G. Burns), Non-Indian, 1883-1955
- Seller
- Ray George Burns (Roy G. Burns), Non-Indian, 1883-1955
- Object Name
- Qero/Kero
- Media/Materials
- Wood, silver
- Techniques
- Incised
- Dimensions
- 14 x 11 cm
- Object Type
- Food/Beverage Serving
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