id:			134703
accession number:	1957.22
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1957.22
updated:		2023-08-25 11:18:37.826000

Lime Dipper, c. 1–800. Colombia, Calima region, Yotoco style, 1st-9th Century. Gold; overall: 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund 1957.22

title:				Lime Dipper
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series:				
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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 the Hanna Fund
copyright:			

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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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measurements: Overall: 25.6 cm (10 1/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
	opening date:   1958-03-04T05:00:00
	<i>In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 4-April 7, 1958).

	title:		The Gold of Ancient America
	opening date:   1968-12-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Gold of Ancient America</i>. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (organizer) (December 1, 1968-January 18, 1969); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (February 1-March 9, 1969); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (March 24-April 20, 1969).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; March 4-April 6, 1958.  "In Memoriam: Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.," cat. no. 168, repro in black and white.

* Dallas, TX: Neiman-Marcus Co.; October 19-31, 1959. "South American Fortnight." no. 29.

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

* Boston, MA: The Museum of Fine Arts Boston; December 5, 1968- January 12, 1969. Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago; February 4- March 9, 1969. Richmond, VA: Virginia Museum of Fine Arts; March 24- April 20, 1969.  "The Gold of Ancient America." cat. no. 43.

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PROVENANCE

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wall description:
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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