{"product_id":"folk-art-pottery-llama-or-alpaca-from-peru-5-h-x-2-5-w-x-5-d","title":"Folk Art Pottery Llama or Alpaca from Peru - 5\" H X 2.5\" W X 5\" D","description":"\u003cp\u003ePainted sculpture of a llama or alpaca. This traditional pottery is a modern representation of a pre-Colombian effigy or vessel. This is a Peruvian chimney pot and it refers to distinct ancient Peruvian ceramic vessels, often featuring unique spouts or whistle mechanisms and was used by cultures such as the Moche and the Nazca for practical purposes or rituals. These figures are decorative, sometimes shaped as figures or animals with a \"chimney \" serving as a spout for liquids, not for smoke. The original pre-Columbian chimney pottery was created circa 100 A.D. - 700 A.D.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAcquired in Peru, t\u003c\/span\u003ehis piece is made in the traditional style, not overly colored – and the use of clay confers its natural tone with only hand-painted ornamentation. It would be at home in a neutral palette whether Boho or Globally-Inspired... to Southwestern, Coastal Modern or one with a Folk Art Aesthetic. Create a collection - please see our other vintage Peruvian pottery pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePlace of Origin: \u003c\/b\u003ePeru \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDate of Manufacture: \u003c\/b\u003e1960s - 1970s\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExcellent\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWear: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eConsistent with age and use. Please refer to pictures.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/b\u003e5\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e in. H X 2.5 in. W X 5 in. W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReference:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Dallas Museum of Art, Uncrated: The Emperor’s New Groove: Llama Iconography and the Inca Empire by Dana Olesch\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.dma.org\/2017\/03\/28\/the-emperors-new-groove-llama-iconography-and-the-inca-empire\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eDallas Museum of Art, Uncrated: The Emperor’s New Groove: Llama Iconography and the Inca Empire by Dana Olesch\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cidoc.mini.icom.museum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2018\/12\/Teresa_Arias_Rojas.pdf\" title=\"The documentation of Quinoa Ceramics, a traditional art of Ayacucho, Peru, by Teresa Arias Rojas and Elena Molina Cerpa\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe documentation of Quinoa Ceramics, a traditional art of Ayacucho, Peru, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eby Teresa Arias Rojas and Elena Molina Cerpa\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"The Walters Art Museum\" href=\"https:\/\/art.thewalters.org\/object\/2009.20.49\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Walters Art Museum\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/collections.peabody.harvard.edu\/objects\/details\/259140?ctx=d285835146339e3f1d342a70f8f8e8e7eee15985\u0026amp;idx=24\" title=\"Peabody Museum of Archaeology \u0026amp;amp; Ethnology at Harvard University\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeabody Museum of Archaeology \u0026amp;amp; Ethnology at Harvard University\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"IFAM Artist Stories\" href=\"https:\/\/folkartmarket.org\/ifamartiststories\/tag\/Peru\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIFAM: Artist Stories\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"IFAM: Crafting Memory, The Art of Community in Peru\" href=\"https:\/\/www.internationalfolkart.org\/exhibition\/2839\/crafting-memory-the-art-of-community-in-peru\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIFAM: Crafting Memory, The Art of Community in Peru\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Southwest Contemporary: Crafting Memory - The Art of Community in Peru\" href=\"https:\/\/southwestcontemporary.com\/crafting-memory-the-art-of-community-in-peru\/\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSouthwest Contemporary: Crafting Memory: The Art of Community in Peru\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eExplore more \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/ourtastedesign.com\/collections\/peruvian-pottery\" title=\"Peruvian Pottery\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(46, 85, 143);\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeruvian Pottery\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e at Our Taste Design. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Our Taste Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39786173333568,"sku":"OTD_00659","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0138\/7492\/1536\/products\/image_50374145.jpg?v=1703274821","url":"https:\/\/ourtastedesign.com\/products\/folk-art-pottery-llama-or-alpaca-from-peru-5-h-x-2-5-w-x-5-d","provider":"Our Taste Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}