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Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0268S   CAS 0514-0268S; Effigy jars (2 llamas)
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Effigy jars (2 llamas)
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay; Metal; Yarn
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1=13.2; 2=10.8, Width = 1=10.2; 2=9.5, Length = 1=15.5; 2=14.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0277   CAS 0514-0277; Ritual accoutrements
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Ritual accoutrements
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Chucuito Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Ilave
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Candy; Plastic; Foil paper; Gold-colored thread; Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.4, Thickness = 0.2, Max Diam = 0.9, Length = 2.2

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0278   CAS 0514-0278; Ritual accoutrements
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Ritual accoutrements
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Chucuito Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Ilave
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Candy; Plastic; Foil paper; Gold-colored thread; Metal
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 0.2, Max Diam = 1.2, Length = 2.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0274   CAS 0514-0274; Stuffed alpaca
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Stuffed alpaca
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Alpaca hide; Commercial tape; Fabric
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 46.0, Width = 9.0, Length = 55.0
Catalog Number CAS 0514-0311   CAS 0514-0311; Brazier
Category Ceremonial Items; Pottery
Object Name Brazier
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Puno Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Puno
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Clay
Description Pedestal base that is attached to body with flaring sides, body has seven slots cut into the sides and three slots cut into bottom, pedestal has five slots cut into it.
Dimensions (cm) Height = 12.0, Thickness = 0.8, Rim Diam = 27.6, Max Diam = 27.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0268H   CAS 0514-0268H; Bag from ritual bundle
Category Ceremonial Items; Textiles
Object Name Bag from ritual bundle
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Seller's grandparents (names not recorded)
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: alpaca and possibly sheep wool
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 16.2, Thickness = 0.4, Length = 18.5
Catalog Number CAS 0514-0268A   CAS 0514-0268A; Bag from ritual bundle
Category Ceremonial Items; Textiles
Object Name Bag from ritual bundle
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Seller's grandparents (names not recorded)
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: llama and alpaca wool
Description
Dimensions (cm) Width = 49.1, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 109.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0268B   CAS 0514-0268B; Cloth from ritual bundle
Category Ceremonial Items; Textiles
Object Name Cloth from ritual bundle
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1970s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: alpaca and sheep wool; Aniline dyes; Commercially woven binding tape
Description Rectangular carrying cloth made from two panels that are seamed together down the center; Each warp-faced panel is woven longer than wide and incorporates a wide black plainweave stripe and a narrow pink one, alternating with narrow stripes that utilize supplementary warps in red, dark blue, pink, dark green, and white to form various geometric motifs that are repeated in segments; Panels are seamed together using flat joining stitch in red; All four edges of seamed cloth are bound in commercially woven green tape.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 79.6, Length = 85.3

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0268E   CAS 0514-0268E; Ritual bundle (4 pieces)
Category Ceremonial Items; Textiles
Object Name Ritual bundle (4 pieces)
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Seller's grandparents (names not recorded)
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: alpaca and possibly sheep and/or vicuña wool; Stone; Beans (ch’uwi: Phaseolum tutanus ?); Coca leaves (Erythroxylum novogranatense)
Description Ritual bundle consisting of alpaca and possibly sheep and/or vicuña wool textile, coca leaves [3], beans [2], and a miniature stone carving of three cows, side by side, in front of three barns arranged around a courtyard [1].
Dimensions (cm) Height = 1.8 ([1]), Width = 28.9 (textile); 3.2 ([1]), Thickness = 0.4 (textile), Length = 23.0 (textile); 5.3 ([1])

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0268F   CAS 0514-0268F; Ritual bundle (4 pieces)
Category Ceremonial Items; Textiles
Object Name Ritual bundle (4 pieces)
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Seller's grandparents (names not recorded)
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: alpaca and possibly sheep wool; Stone; Beans (tarwi: Cupinus mutabilis; wayruru: Phaseolum sp.?); Coca leaves (Erythroxylum novogranatense)
Description Ritual bundle consisting of alpaca and possibly sheep wool textile, coca leaves [2], beans [3], and a miniature stone carving of three sheep, side by side [1].
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.9 ([1]), Width = 28.3 (textile); 2.9 ([1]), Thickness = 0.1 (textile), Length = 31.9 (textile); 4.1 ([1])

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0268C   CAS 0514-0268C; Ritual bundle (7 pieces)
Category Ceremonial Items; Textiles
Object Name Ritual bundle (7 pieces)
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Seller's grandparents (names not recorded)
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: sheep and vicuña wool; Cotton; Stone; Mineral (t’oqo); Corn (Zea mays); Coca leaves (Erythroxylum novogranatense)
Description Ritual bundle consisting of sheep wool and cotton textile, coca leaves [4], corn kernels [3], a miniature stone carving of a llama [1a], a miniature stone carving of a kneeling cow [1b], a miniature stone carving of a clenched fist [1c], and two small naturally shaped minerals [2a,b].
Dimensions (cm) Height = 4.5 ([1a]); 2.5 ([1b]), Width = 33.7 (textile); 1.5 ([1a]); 1.3 ([1b]); 2.2 ([1c]), Thickness = 0.1 (textile); 1.5 ([1c]), Length = 31.2 (textile); 4.2 ([1a]); 3.0 ([1b]); 3.8 ([1c])

Catalog Number

 CAS 0514-0268D   CAS 0514-0268D; Ritual bundle (8 pieces)
Category Ceremonial Items; Textiles
Object Name Ritual bundle (8 pieces)
Culture Highland Quechuan
Global Region South America
Country Peru
State/Prov./Dist. Puno, Carabaya Province
County
Other Geographic Data Town: Macusani
Maker's Name Seller's grandparents (names not recorded)
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name N/A
Materials Warp and weft: alpaca and possibly sheep wool; Stone; Metal; Corn (Zea mays); Coca leaves (Erythroxylum)
Description Ritual bundle consisting of alpaca and possibly sheep wool textile, coca leaves [3], four small naturally shaped stones roughly in the shape of llamas [2a-d], a small, naturally shaped, pointed stone roughly in the shape of a phallus [4a], a metal coin, flattened with cut edges [4b], a metal coin, one side showing two llamas under a palm tree and the words “Republica Boliviana 1856 4s”, the other side showing a head and the words “Libre... Constitucion” [4c], a small ear of corn [4d], a small metal, commercially manufactured folding pocket knife in the shape of a fish with pink and white yarn tied to one end [4e], a small, black naturally shaped stone [4f], and a small stone carving of two rows of 7 cows, side by side, on either side of barns and buildings arranged around two corrals [1].
Dimensions (cm) Height = 2.7 ([1]); 3.5 to 3.9 ([2a-d]); , Width = 41.1 (textile); 8.8 ([1]); 1.2 to 2.0 ([2a-d]); 1.5 ([4a]); 1.7 ([4e]), Thickness = 0.2 (textile); 1.7 ([4a]); 0.1 ([4b]); 0.2 ([4c]); 0.8 ([4e]), Max Diam = 2.1 ([4b]); 3.1 ([4c]), Length = 36.2 (textile); 12.2 ([1]); 2.2 to 6.7 ([2a-d]); 3.6 ([4a]); 8.0 ([4e])
Catalog Number CAS 0389-1531   CAS 0389-1531; Puja spoon
Category Ceremonial Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Puja spoon
Culture Hindu (East Indian)
Global Region South-Central Asia
Country India
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Brass
Description Cast spoon with a small deep hemispherical bowl molded into a flower-like shape; Spoon is used in Hindu homes and temples to ladle oil or water during a puja ceremony.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 3.7, Depth = 1.8, Length = 15.3
Catalog Number CAS 0389-1749   CAS 0389-1749; Puja spoon
Category Ceremonial Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Puja spoon
Culture Hindu (East Indian)
Global Region South-Central Asia
Country India
State/Prov./Dist.
County
Other Geographic Data
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal (bronze?)
Description Cast metal spoon with a small deep hemispherical bowl whose interior is smooth and whose exterior is fluted; Shaft of handle is square in cross-section and terminates at the proximal end in the form of a cobra head; Spoon is used in Hindu homes and temples to offer water or other liquids to a deity.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.4, Depth = 1.7, Length = 16.0

Catalog Number

 CAS 0603-0001   CAS 0603-0001; Incensario
Category Carvings; Ceremonial Items
Object Name Incensario
Culture Hohokam
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Pinal
Other Geographic Data Site: Casa Grande
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture Prehistoric
Collection Name N/A
Materials Stone
Description
Dimensions (cm) Height = 5.9, Max Diam = 11.2
Catalog Number CAS 0370-0884   CAS 0370-0884; Dance wand
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Dance wand
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Paint; Feathers; String; Grass
Description Dance wand made from commercially cut tongue and groove wooden slat notched at lower end to form a single hand hold; Both sides are painted white; On front is depicted Aloosaka, one of the Germ gods who controls the growth and reproduction of all things, shown with round face, 2 horns, and eagle feather tassel in red, yellow, and black; Cloud symbol is above katsina and corn symbol below; 6 feather bundles are tied along sides and several grass stems are attached on reverse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.0, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 51.5
Catalog Number CAS 0370-0885   CAS 0370-0885; Dance wand
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Dance wand
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Paint; Feathers; String; Grass
Description Dance wand made from commercially cut tongue and groove wooden slat notched at lower end to form hand holds; Both sides are painted white; On front is depicted Aloosaka, one of the Germ gods who controls the growth and reproduction of all things, shown with round face, 2 horns, and eagle feather tassel in red, yellow, and black; Cloud symbol is above katsina and corn symbol below; 6 feather bundles are tied along sides and several grass stems are attached on reverse.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 8.6, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 51.6
Catalog Number CAS 0425-0216   CAS 0425-0216; Paho
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Paho
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1960-1975
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Feathers; Corn husk; Yarn; Pigments
Description Bundle offering consisting of wooden male and female figures (2 cylindrical sticks tapered at end and painted black; 1 is notched at one end), with several black feathers, piece of folded corn husk, and several plant stems attached with tight wrapping of white yarn; 2 brown and white feathers are attached to piece of corn husk with single strand of white yarn.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 2.0, Length = 20.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 1988-0005-0011   CAS 1988-0005-0011; Paho
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Paho
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture early 1900s
Collection Name N/A
Materials Wood; Feathers; Corn husk; Yarn; Pigments; Plant materials
Description Bundle offering consisting of 2 pairs of male and female figures (cylindrical sticks tapered on ends and painted green) with attached bundles of feathers, plant stems, and folded pieces of corn husk, all secured inside corn husk wrapping; Collected by American artist Maynard Dixon (1875-1946) prior to 1940.
Dimensions (cm) Max Diam = 4.0, Length = 34.5

Catalog Number

 CAS 0370-0071   CAS 0370-0071; Tableta
Category Ceremonial Items
Object Name Tableta
Culture Hopi
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Arizona
County Navajo
Other Geographic Data Hopi Indian Reservation
Maker's Name Unknown
Date of Manufacture ca. 1930s
Collection Name Elkus Collection (Native American)
Materials Wood; Paint; Leather; Cotton string; Corn husk
Description Tableta made from 2 flat wooden sections placed side by side, hinged together with string, and cut out to conform to wearer's head; Corn husk head rest ring is attached at top of cutout; Leather strap attached to sides; Face of Palhik' Mana is painted on front in red, orange, yellow, black, and white on blue background; Cloud symbols in same colors are painted on reverse. Identified in Oct. 1977 by Terrance Talaswaima (Hopi artist and then curator at Hopi Cultural Center) as Pal-Hik Mana, as it would appear during the Butterfly Dance, a summer social dancer sponsored by young men.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 22.6, Depth = 5.3, Length = 40.1
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