Snuff Tube
62-7-25
From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 62-7-25 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa |
| Culture Area | Andean |
| Locus | archaeological site on the River, outside the Village, east of the Mines |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Wood | Metal |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Man |
| Description | carved figure of man near center. Wooden. Tube with a beautifully carved figure of a man near the center. Man has on a head-dress. A thin metal leaf has been wrapped around fore end. Mouthpiece constricted in middle. |
| Length | 18.6 cm |
| Width | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962 |
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