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Minature Handled Bowl with Textile-like Design
Inca South coast or southern highlands, Peru

Beaker
Inca Ica Valley, south coast, Peru

Drinking Vessel (Kero)
Inca South coast or southern highlands, Peru

Shawl
Peru

Carrying Cloth
Provincial Inca Peru, south coast, Rio Grande Valley

Vessel
Inca Probably vicinity of Cuzco, Peru

Miniature Single-Handled Jar with Textile-like Pattern
Inca South coast or southern highlands, Peru

Fragment from the Topacu Waistband of a Tunic (Uncu)
Colonial Inca Inca or Indigenous Viceroyalty of Peru, likely near Cuzco (now probably Peru, possibly Bolivia)

Female Figurine
Artist unknown (Inca) South coast or southern highlands, Peru

Fragment from the Shoulder of a Tunic (Uncu)
Colonial Inca Inca or Indigenous Viceroyalty of Peru, likely near Cuzco (now probably Peru, possibly Bolivia)

Pair of Beakers Depicting Birds in a Cornfield
Inca Ica Valley, south coast, Peru

Miniature Jar with Textile Pattern or Abstract Fish Motifs
Inca South coast or southern highlands, Peru

Bag
Provincial Inca Peru, Probably south coast

Ear Ornaments with Ibis
Inca Ica Valley, south coast, Peru

Drinking Vessel in the Form of a Head
Inca South coast or southern highlands, Peru

Offering Vessel in the Form of an Alpaca
Carver unknown (Inca) Probably vicinity of Cuzco, Peru

Bag
Provincial Inca Peru, Probably south coast

Double Vessel Representing a Funeral Procession
Chimú-Inca North coast, Peru

Bag
Provincial Inca Peru, Probably south coast

Minitature Tray Depicting Suche Fish and Peppers
Inca Probably vicinity of Cuzco, Peru