Snuff Holder
62-7-19
From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 62-7-19 |
| 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 |
| Description | Wooden; a small shallow rectangular bowl with short handle in shape of a human figure. Features both in front and on reverse side have been finely incised. This type of bowl said to be for holding snuff. |
| Length | 15.8 cm |
| Width | 5.3 cm |
| Thickness | 1.9 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962 |
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