Vessel ·  South America, Inca · ID: 3036720

Description

ceramic, bellied form, stand in form of a deer head, rep. (several breakages), slight traces of abrasion;
deer are depicted in many materials by various pre-Hispanic civilizations in the Andes. Among the many variations of roles that deer play in the origin myths all over the Americas are the aboriginal grandfather, the culture hero who turns into a deer, and the supernatural first couple who had many children, some of whom were human, some of whom were deer.

Comparing literature

Anders, Ferdinand, Peru durch die Jahrtausende, Recklinghausen 1984, p. 379, ill. 12.31