Face Neck Jar

650-1000 C.E.

Wari vessels such as this elaborately decorated jar were used to serve and drink chicha (a fermented corn beverage) during feasting celebrations. The main figure represented on the body of the jar is a male of high status, as indicated by the designs on his tunic and the condor and feline motifs on his face, both of which are associated with spiritual power. The ear of corn dangling from his headdress and another adorning the top of one of his staffs attest to the importance of that crop.