Style, Technology, and State Production: Inka Pottery Manufacture in the Leche Valley, Peru

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The production and circulation of indigenous lead-glazed ceramics in northern Peru during Spanish colonial times

“…Tschauner's (2001) excavations at the site of Pampa de los Burros, in the Lambayeque valley, and Donnan's (1997) at an unnamed site near Cerro Cañoncillo in the Jequetepeque valley uncovered both molds and paddles alongside one another and ceramics of multiple styles, including Inka polychrome. At Inka state-supervised facilities at La Viña and Tambo Real, Hayashida (1999Hayashida ( , 1995 found evidence for the parallel production of provincial Inka polychrome and local wares. In these contexts, diversity in production may have arisen from the Inkas' resettlement of artisans from diverse communities into roadside production centers.…”

“…Firing pits found at Chimu and Inka period ceramic production centers in the Lambayeque region suggest that high luster blackwares were produced at a limited number of specialized centers, where artisans had mastered reduction firing techniques (Hayashida, 1999;Tschauner et al, 1994). Paddle-stamped wares were likely produced in a greater number of locations, but early colonial documents suggest that ceramic production was, like other crafts such as silversmithing and featherwork, still not practiced in all households; rather, it was concentrated within specific residential communities of olleros (Ramírez-Horton, 1982Ramírez, 2007Ramírez, , 1996Rostworowski de Diez Canseco, 1977;Tschauner, 2001).…”

New World States and Empires: Economic and Social Organization

“…Ceramic sourcing has been slower to gain widespread use in the Andes, but preliminary results from a variety of regions (e.g., Costin, 2001b;D'Altroy and Bishop, 1990;Druc, 1998;Hayashida, 1999;Vaughn and Neff, 2000) indicate that this approach can produce results especially useful for understanding both the production and the distribution of prehistoric ceramics. Chemical sourcing has contributed to significant advances in the study of several other commodities in Mesoamerica, including bronze (Hosler and Macfarlane, 1996;Hosler and Stresser-Péan, 1992) and greenstone or jadeite (Lange, 1993;Seitz et al, 2001).…”

New World States and Empires: Politics, Religion, and Urbanism

“…As a result, the chapters in this book present insightful analyses of Inka imperialism and its local effects. Other notable studies of Inka statecraft and provincial administration include Bauer (1998), Bauer and Covey (2002), Covey (2000Covey ( , 2003, D'Altroy et al (2000), Hayashida (1999), Matos (1994), and .…”