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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