id:			125026
accession number:	1946.461
share license status:	CC0
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updated:		2023-03-22 14:07:58.486000

Lime Dipper, c. 1–800. Colombia, Calima region, Yotoco style, 1st-9th Century. Gold; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole 1946.461

title:				Lime Dipper
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creation date:			c. 1–800
creation date earliest:		1
creation date latest:		800
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			Gift of Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole
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culture:	Colombia, Calima region, Yotoco style, 1st-9th Century
technique:	gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Intermediate Region
type:		Metalwork
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945- January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas.

* Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950.  "Ancient American Gold and Jade" .cat.no. 72, pg 19, black and white repr.

* New York,  NY: Museum of Modern Art; January 26-March 26, 1954.  "Ancient Arts of the Andes,"<br> exh. cat. repr. in black and white, p. 142, fig. 165.

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966.  "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."

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PROVENANCE

	John Wise, Ltd.
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Coca-leaf chewing was a widespread ritual in ancient South America. Utensils included a container and a dipper or spoon for powdered lime (made from seashells), added to the coca to enhance its gentle, stimulating effect. Colombian cultures are especially known for transforming these utensils into works of art made of precious metal. The image on the tallest dipper is wonderfully complex. A serpent coils at the bottom, beneath a snarling animal with a huge, vertical tail. This animal has a tiny monkey on its back; the monkey also has a huge tail, which rests on the first animal's head like a headdress. This intricate image was created with the lost-wax casting process.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 378
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n71

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