Snuff Tube

1900.29.0002

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Basic Information

Artifact Identification	Snuff Tube (1900.29.0002)
Classification/ Nomenclature	Personal Artifacts : Personal Gear : Smoking & Drug Equipment
Artist/Maker	None
Geographic Location	America, South : Ecuador : Coastal
Period/Date	Formative Period, 3000 - 300 BC
Culture	Ecuadorian

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length)	3.4 cm
Dimension 2 (Width)	2.7 cm
Dimension 3 (Depth)	2.0 cm
Weight	12 g
Measuring Remarks	None
Materials	Ceramic--Earthenware
Manufacturing Processes	Firing, Handbuilding, Piercing
Munsell Color Information	Light Grayish Yellowish Brown (10YR 6.5/3)

Research Remarks

Published Description	Similar piece in Lathrap's text under Catalog of Exhibits (item 482, p.104). “482. Ceramic snuffing tube for inhaling snuff...“
Description	N/A
Comparanda	N/A
Bibliography	Lathrap, Donald. Ancient Equador: Culture, Clay, and Creativity 3000-300 BC. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1975.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data	N/A
Credit Line/Dedication	N/A
Reproduction	no
Reproduction Information	N/A

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