Bowl
62-7-68
From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 62-7-68 |
| 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 |
| Technique | Carved |
| Iconography | Serpent Head | Serpent |
| Description | carved serpent head handle. Wooden. Small shallow rectangular bowl with carved serpent-head handle. Rectangular pit has been cut into top of serpent-head, and a shallow round pit hollowed out on rim adjacent to handle. This type of bowl said to be used for holding snuff. |
| Length | 13.8 cm |
| Width | 4.7 cm |
| Thickness | 1.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962 |
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