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One of the most popular Tiahuanaco ceramic forms was the kero. It is a simple beaker shaped vessel characteristically painted in dark red, black, and white with angular, precise designs (often a puma with a vertically divided, half white/half black eye). Condor and puma kenning frequently appear, as does a step pattern along the border of the major figural motifs . Another popular vessel form was the "fumigator." It possesses a kero shaped body with vertical handles or a wavy rim and was used as an incense burner (see example). A modeled puma head is often attached to the fumigator's rim, as is also true with a third important ceramic shape, popularly called the "gravy boat." The gravy boat is a horizontally oriented effigy ware incense vessel.
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