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    • Aymara  55
    • Capulí (archaeological culture)  1
    • Ch'uta (Chuta)  9
    • Chachilla (Cayapas)  8
    • Chancay (archaeological culture)  1
    • Chimú (archaeological culture)  12
    • Colla  4
    • Highland Kichua  15
    • Inka (Inca) (archaeological)  5
    • Inka (Inca): Colonial Inka (archaeological)  3
    • Kichua (Quichua)  16
    • Lima (archaeological culture)  1
    • Milagro (archaeological culture)  1
    • Panzaleo (archaeological culture)  1
    • Quechua  78
    • Saraguro  1
    • Tarabuco Quechua (Tarabuqueños)  1
    • Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) (archaeological culture)  3
    • Tuza-Piartal (archaeological culture)  1
    • Vicús (Vicus) (archaeological culture)  1
    • Wanka Quechua  3
    • Yunga (Yungas)  3
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    • Barrett, Samuel A.  8
    • Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences  3
    • Ford, James Bishop  3
    • Gayoso, José A.  5
    • Gerdau, Kathryn S.  25
    • Grupo Aymara  5
    • Hendricks, Harmon W.  5
    • Heye, Marie A.  8
    • Holgado Huarancca, Guadalupe  5
    • Kleymeyer, Dr. Charles D.  21
    • Landfield, Jacqueline  4
    • Landfield, Sherwin  4
    • Litto, Frank A.  4
    • Litto, Gertrude  4
    • Sackler, Dr. Arthur M.  4
    • Salz, Beate R.  6
    • Sandblom, Susan Grace  25
    • Sanden, Lissy  4
    • Schaefer, Bernhard K.  25
    • Schaefer, J. Louis  25
    • Schaefer, J. Louis Jr.  25
    • Schaefer, Susan Karsch  25
    • Schernikow, Ernest O.  12
    • Verrill, A. Hyatt  26
    • Wenner-Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research, Incorporated  7
  • Place
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    • Ayacucho Region  4
    • Bolivia  71
    • Calca Province  7
    • Carchi Province  3
    • Cercado Province  7
    • Cochabamba Department  5
    • Cusco (Cuzco)  7
    • Cusco (Cuzco) Province  17
    • Cusco (Cuzco) Region  41
    • Ecuador  29
    • Esmeraldas Province  8
    • Ingavi Province  4
    • La Paz Department  11
    • Lago Titicaca (Lake Titicaca)  4
    • Lambayeque Region  8
    • Oruro Department  7
    • Oruro and vicinity  6
    • Peru  87
    • Pichincha Province  12
    • Pisac  6
    • Potosí Department  5
    • Quito  12
    • Quito Canton  12
    • Río Cayapas  8
    • Tiahuanaco (Tiwanaku)  4
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    • Animal body part/parts  1
    • Animal tooth/teeth  1
    • Axe head/Votive axe  4
    • Axe money  1
    • Bandolier/Shoulder sash  1
    • Baskets (containers)  1
    • Bowls (vessels)  11
    • Ceremonial costume  1
    • Ceremonial objects  187
    • Charm/Amulet  1
    • Coca bag  50
    • Crosses (visual works)  3
    • Cups  5
    • Dance wand/baton  5
    • Figural group  3
    • Fireworks (explosive equipment)  2
    • Funerary mask  10
    • Incense burner/Incensario  3
    • Man's dance outfit  2
    • Offering cloth  9
    • Ritual offering  4
    • Ritual offering/Milagro  38
    • Staff  3
    • Staff head/finial  2
    • Vessels (containers)  5
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    • South America  187

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    • NMAI NY  4

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