id:			159554
accession number:	1996.303
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1996.303
updated:		2020-11-04 21:44:13.982000

Snuff Tablet, Recuay style (1-650). Peru, North Highlands, Recuay style (1-650). Wood with gold foil; overall: 12.4 x 3 x 1.1 cm (4 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund 1996.303

title:				Snuff Tablet
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creation date:			Recuay style (1-650)
creation date earliest:		1
creation date latest:		650
current location:		232 Andean
creditline:			Sundry Purchase Fund
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culture:	Peru, North Highlands, Recuay style (1-650)
technique:	wood with gold foil
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Andes
type:		Furniture and woodwork
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measurements: Overall: 12.4 x 3 x 1.1 cm (4 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 7/16 in.)
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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.
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