Food or beverage bowls Quenpo

Full view of a food bowl
Shipibo-Conibo, Northeastern Peru, pre-1919
Pottery
Accession Number 8.4.19.332

The Shipibo-Conibo people serve cold food and beverages in beautifully decorated quenpo bowls.

The graceful shapes are built up by hand using coils of clay. The complex, geometric designs are painted with brushes made of human hair.

Expert potters fast before beginning work.


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