Snuff Tablet, Recuay style (1-650). Creator: Unknown.

Snuff Tablet, Recuay style (1-650). Creator: Unknown.

2-741-427 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Snuff Tablet, Recuay style (1-650). Both of these objects feature a creature known as the "Recuay feline," although it could also refer to a fox, dog, or viscacha (a rodent). Whatever its identity, the prominent crest on its head ties it to the supernatural realm, a connection underlined by the deity head that also appears on the dipper and by the ritual function of snuff tablets, which were used to inhale hallucinogenic snuffs during religious ceremonies.


Image Details


Medium
  1. Wood with gold foil

Picture Type
  1. Furniture and woodwork

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3715x4560
File Size : 49,631kb


Aliases

  1. 1996.303
  1. 159554
  1. 0940023180
  1. 1996.303
  1. 2-741-427
  1. 2741427


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