qero

plural qeros

1. alternativeAlternative form of kero (Inca drinking-cup)

   The qero cups included in the project date from the Inka period through the colonial period.

   2002, Pamela B. Vandiver, Martha Goodway, Jennifer L. Mass, Materials issues in art and archaeology VI

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   Hummingbirds often accompanied depictions of Inca women on qeros, the brilliantly colored wooden cups.

   2004, Paul Richard Steele, Handbook of Inca Mythology, page 107