{"id":1965,"date":"2017-06-08T18:03:41","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T23:03:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/?p=1965"},"modified":"2017-08-16T20:39:31","modified_gmt":"2017-08-17T01:39:31","slug":"incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-80\/","title":{"rendered":"Incan Gold and Chicha Beer &#8211; Meaningful Materials (80)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Incan Gold and Chicha Beer \u2013 Meaningful Materials (80)\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HWK3B7GDjB4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1966\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1966\" style=\"width: 1365px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-meaningful-materials-80\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1966\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1966\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-80\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1365,768\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Ritual Vessel Representing a Woman Carrying a Vessel (Aryballos) and Nursing a Child&lt;br \/&gt;\nChim\u00fa-Inca, Lambayeque Valley, north coast, Peru&lt;br \/&gt;\nA.D. 1200\/1450&lt;br \/&gt;\nCeramic and pigment&lt;br \/&gt;\n23.9 x 18.4 cm (9 3\/8 x 7 1\/4 in.)&lt;br \/&gt;\nArt Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment, 1955.2411&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;and&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Beaker&lt;br \/&gt;\nInca, Ica Valley, south coast, Peru&lt;br \/&gt;\nLate 15th\/early 16th century&lt;br \/&gt;\nGold&lt;br \/&gt;\n16.5 x 6.4 cm (6 1\/2 x 2 1\/2 in.)&lt;br \/&gt;\nArt Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment, 1955.2587&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Two Peruvian ritual vessels, Art Institute of Chicago&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1966\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer.jpg\" alt=\"Two Peruvian ritual vessels, Art Institute of Chicago\" width=\"1365\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer.jpg 1365w, https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ancientartpodcast.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer-1024x576.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1966\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two Peruvian ritual vessels, Art Institute of Chicago<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- http:\/\/feedproxy.google.com\/~r\/ancientartpodcast\/~5\/iDAOQ8ikQ9o\/80-incan-gold-and-chicha-beer.m4a --><\/p>\n<p>How do artists&#8217; choices of materials assign identity and meaning to works of art? How does meaning assign material? In this excerpt from one of my museum tours, I explore the meaningful material of gold in Incan art and culture. We also discuss the traditional Andean corn beer called &#8220;chicha.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Features Works of Art:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Beaker<\/em><br \/>\nInca, Ica Valley, south coast, Peru<br \/>\nLate 15th\/early 16th century<br \/>\nGold<br \/>\n16.5 x 6.4 cm (6 1\/2 x 2 1\/2 in.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/aic\/collections\/artwork\/86178\">Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment, 1955.2587<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Pair of Beakers Depicting Birds in a Cornfield<\/em><br \/>\nInca, Ica Valley, south coast, Peru<br \/>\nA.D. 1100\/1438<br \/>\nGold<br \/>\nEach 7 x 7.3 cm (2 3\/4 x 2 7\/8 in.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/aic\/collections\/artwork\/191958\">Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment, 1955.2589 a-b<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ceremonial Vessel (Aryballos)<\/em><br \/>\nInca, Probably vicinity of Cuzco, Peru<br \/>\n1400\/1532<br \/>\nCeramic and pigment<br \/>\n78 x 49 cm (30 3\/4 x 19 1\/4 in.) (max.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/aic\/collections\/artwork\/91495\">Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. Buckingham Endowment, 1955.2214<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Ritual Vessel Representing a Woman Carrying a Vessel (Aryballos) and Nursing a Child<\/em><br \/>\nChim\u00fa-Inca, Lambayeque Valley, north coast, Peru<br \/>\nA.D. 1200\/1450<br \/>\nCeramic and pigment<br \/>\n23.9 x 18.4 cm (9 3\/8 x 7 1\/4 in.)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.artic.edu\/aic\/collections\/artwork\/91699\">Art Institute of Chicago, Kate S. 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