Accession No
1959.488 C
Description
Land gasteropod shell, used to grind snuff in ladles such as (1959.488 A-B).
Place
Americas; South America; Colombia; ?Andes
Period
Source
Cambridge Colombian Expedition [collector and donor]
Department
Anth
Reference Numbers
1959.488 C
Cultural Affliation
Tunebo
Material
Shell
Local Term
Yopa
Measurements
85mm
Events
Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card for 1959.488 A-E reads: 'Snuff apparatus. A& B: Two wooden ladles in which the snuff is ground with a C: land gasteropod shell. D: Container made of the soft yellow and black bill of a Toucan or similar bird. The snuff is retained in it by a cotton wad. E: Bone tube for snuffing, with a black bead on one end as a nasal seal.'
Event Date
Author: maa
Context (Production / use)
Catalogue card for 1959.488 A-E reads: 'The snuff called "yopa" is made from a liana fruit'.
Event Date 1959
Author: Lucie Carreau
Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card for 1959.488 A-E reads: 'Tunebo Indians, N.E. of Bogata, near the Venezuelan border.'
Event Date 1959
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Land gasteropod shell, used to grind snuff in ladles such as (1959.488 A-B).
Event Date 16/6/2021
Author: Louise Puckett
FM:292402
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