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Alpaca Offering Container (Canopa)
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An unknown substance was placed in the back cavity of this alpaca before it was buried as an offering.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineAlpaca Offering Container (Canopa), 1400–1532. Peru, Inka style (1400-1532). Stone; overall: 6.6 x 10.8 x 3.9 cm (2 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.178