Snuff Tube
1900.29.0019
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Basic Information
Artifact Identification | Snuff Tube (1900.29.0019) |
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Classification/ Nomenclature |
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Artist/Maker | None |
Geographic Location | |
Period/Date | Formative Period, 3000 - 300 BC |
Culture | Ecuadorian |
Physical Analysis
Dimension 1 (Length) | 4.4 cm |
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Dimension 2 (Width) | 2.8 cm |
Dimension 3 (Depth) | 2.8 cm |
Weight | 19 g |
Measuring Remarks | None |
Materials | Ceramic--Earthenware |
Manufacturing Processes | Firing, Handbuilding, Piercing |
Munsell Color Information | Yellowish Gray (10YR 8.5/1.5) Moderate Orange Yellow (7.5YR 7/8) -Orange discoloration. Dark Gray to Black (N 2.5/ 4.6% R) -Black discoloration. |
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...“ |
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Description | N/A |
Comparanda | N/A |
Bibliography | Lathrap, Donald. Ancient Ecuador: Culture, Clay, and Creativity 3000-300 B.C. Chicago: Field Museum of Natural History, 1975. |
Artifact History
Archaeological Data | N/A |
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Credit Line/Dedication | N/A |
Reproduction | no |
Reproduction Information | N/A |