HUARI INLAID WOOD ZOOMORPHIC LIME CONTAINER

CENTRAL COAST, CA. 700 - 1000

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HUARI INLAID WOOD ZOOMORPHIC LIME CONTAINER
CENTRAL COAST, CA. 700 - 1000
the feline crouching on flattened paws, possibly a leopard-spotted jaguar, with hollowed out back, ferocious expression, large, bared shell fangs, with shell eyes with black pupils, the spotted pelt, talons and raised ears of mother of pearl inlays; lid now lacking.
Length 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm.)

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In a New York private collection since 1990

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The chewing of coca leaves was prevalent since the early period in the Highland cultures. Small containers such as this example, held ash or lime powder which was added to the coca quid, to release the potency of the leaves. These ritual objects exhibit the dominant iconography of the period.