Nazca Wood Snuff Tube - Lizard Form
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**Originally Listed At $400**
Pre-Columbian, Peru (south coast), Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A charming hand-carved wooden tube for use when ingesting snuff, in the form of a highly abstract lizard with notched legs and a rounded head. This item was part of the drug paraphernalia employed by many people in the Atacama Desert region of ancient Chile. Wooden spatulas like this one are found in burials alongside tubes for inhaling, snuff trays, mortars and pestles, and other items for the ingestion of snuff. The mixture, prepared from resin, leaves, and ground seeds, was used in part to induce a hallucinogenic state for shamanic ritual. Size: 1" W x 4.25" H (2.5 cm x 10.8 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-H. Westermann collection, Germany
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#145267
Pre-Columbian, Peru (south coast), Nazca culture, ca. 100 BCE to 800 CE. A charming hand-carved wooden tube for use when ingesting snuff, in the form of a highly abstract lizard with notched legs and a rounded head. This item was part of the drug paraphernalia employed by many people in the Atacama Desert region of ancient Chile. Wooden spatulas like this one are found in burials alongside tubes for inhaling, snuff trays, mortars and pestles, and other items for the ingestion of snuff. The mixture, prepared from resin, leaves, and ground seeds, was used in part to induce a hallucinogenic state for shamanic ritual. Size: 1" W x 4.25" H (2.5 cm x 10.8 cm); 5.5" H (14 cm) on included custom stand.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-H. Westermann collection, Germany
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
We ship worldwide to most countries and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience.
#145267
Condition
Light scratching and wear on wood, mainly at the top. Rich patina on surface with clear form.
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Nazca Wood Snuff Tube - Lizard Form
Estimate $800 - $1,200
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