Snuff Tube
62-7-26
From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 62-7-26 |
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. Tube carved around center. Carving in checks on one side and is possibly a schematic face on the other; a groove extends from carving to fore end which is carved with eared animal head. Mouthpiece end round and constricted in middle. |
Length | 22 cm |
Width | 2.3 cm |
Credit Line | Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962 |
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