Vase à étrier d'une divinité du maïs ·  Pérou, Chimu · ID: 3047026

Description

blackware pottery/ ceramic,
Corn is still the most important crop of the Andean peoples. The lives of the people depended on its prosperity. Divine powers were attributed to it.

Maize was fermented to make “chicha”, a frothy beverage consumed at ceremonial occasions and celebrations. “Chicha” and maize flour were also common offerings to the gods.

Expertise

Thermoluminescence Expertise, 08.03.1996, Ralf Kotalla, Haigerloch, Germany

Remarques

This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).