Qiru
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qiru-161-7128067
title:
Qiru
text:
A qiru is an ancient Andean drinking vessel used to drink liquids like alcohol, or more specifically, chicha. They can be made from wood, ceramics, silver, or gold. They were traditionally used in Andean feasts. Qirus were decorated by first cutting a shallow pattern on the surface of the cup, then filling the pattern with a durable, waterproof mixture of plant resin and pigment such as cinnabar. The finely incised lines would meet at intersection points that collaborated to create shapes such a
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Ancient Andean drinking vessel
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qiru
date created:
2005-01-13T14:20:17Z
date modified:
2024-08-27T05:48:40Z
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