FOR LUIS Large Antique Fine Silver Ingot ANDES INDIAN Bull Vizcacha Cup TM10234

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FOR LUIS Large Antique Fine Silver Ingot ANDES INDIAN Bull Vizcacha Cup TM10234:
$345.00

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AN AUTHENTIC FINE-SILVER ANDEAN INDIAN LIBATION CUP
FROM BOLIVIA

Inventory Number: TM10234
Country of Origin: Plurinational State of Bolivia.
Basic Description: An authentic indigenous Native American, hand-crafted ingot silver cup.
Native Name: Awarint q\'iru.
Region: Altiplano, Departments of Oruro/La Paz.
Language group: Aymara, Quechua and Uruqilla.
Approximate Age: Antique [over 50 years old], probably early-20th century.
Materials: Fine (.900 to .950) silver.
Approximate Size: 4 5/8 inches wide (handle to handle); the bowl is about 3 ½ inches in diameter; the height of the viscachas is 1 1/2 inches.
Colors: Silver. As in photos.
Condition: Excellent, a little worn and lightly tarnished from age. The bull is missing the lower part of a hind leg but was probably attached as such. The interior of the bowl has been partly polished and shows ingot hammering folds.

Remarks: This is an authentic and very nice fine-silver libation cup from the Bolivian altiplano, believed to be from the southern Province of Aroma near the Oruro border. This relatively large cup consists of a thick, hand-hammered ingot silver bowl with chased arced designs embellished with crude stamp work. There is a large silver bull that partly revolves in the center of the bowl. The bull is complete with a large, tapered chest, a long, large tail curving over his rump, ears, horns and facial features including eyes, nose and mouth. There are two flat handles in the form of viscachas [Chinchillidae family]. The bowl is fairly symmetrical – the rim wavers only slightly. The cup weighs 90.4 grams, Troy. All of the parts are constructed of fine-silver. This is an original antique ceremonial bowl for drinking and offering blessings with awarinti, or pure cane alcohol during indigenous ceremonies. It is an excellent example of these old cups that are now difficult to acquire.

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