Snuff Holder
62-7-20
From: Chile | Antofagasta Province | Chiu-Chiu Village Area | Chuquicamata Copper Mines Area | River Loa
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 62-7-20 |
| 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. Small shallow rectangular bowl with rim also circumscribing handle. Handle is pentagonal-shaped. Section of rim or handle has been broken off. This type of bowl said to be used for snuff. |
| Length | 15.5 cm |
| Width | 6 cm |
| Thickness | 1.7 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of Luis L. Mohr, 1962 |
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