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Lime spatula

The upper part of the lime spatula is decorated with a bird (parrot?) decorated. High-ranking people used such spatulas or spoons to extract lime from small bottles while chewing dried coca leaves. lime from small bottles while chewing dried coca leaves, which better dissolved the stimulating alkaloid (Cl. alkaloid better (Clados). See RJM 60486

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Data Provider
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum - Kulturen der Welt
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Cataloguing data

Object type
spatulas (general tools)
Dimensions
67 x 76 x 16 mm
Current location
Rautenstrauch-Joest-Museum
Inventory number
RJM 32362
Other number(s)
RJM 1914/17

Provenance and sources

when
possible 750-1534
Period/Style
Mid horizon - Late horizon
where
Peru
America -> South America -> Peru -> Coast (south) -> Ica (Region) -> Ica (Province) -> Ica (City)

when
1907
who
Julius van der Zypen (1842 - 1907) - Funders

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