Canopa (offering vessel) in the shape of an alpaca
Date1450-1532 AD
Label TextThe indentation in the backs of stone votive vessels were filled with coca leaves and animal tallow and placed in fields, as an offering for hardy animal stock and abundant crops.
Object number61.38
Photo CreditPhoto: Elizabeth Mann
Exhibition HistorySeattle, Washington, Seattle Art Museum, Peru: Kingdoms of the Sun and the Moon, Oct. 17, 2013 - Jan. 5, 2014 (Montreal, Canada, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Feb. 2 - June 16, 2013).* Text by Victor Pimentel. Cat. no. 278, p. 363, not reproduced [*exhibition organized by Seattle Art Museum and circulated to Montreal Museum of Fine Arts; however, Canopa was only shown in Seattle].Credit LineEugene Fuller Memorial Collection
Dimensions3 x 2 in. (7.62 x 5.08 cm)
L.: 4 1/2 in.
MediumStone
Object number: 81.17.1365
Object number: 51.51
Object number: 57.89
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