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| Type of Object: | Ceremonial Object |
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| Materials: | Bone |
| Measurements: | 8 cm. x 3 cm. |
| Date or Period: | Tiwanaku (A.D. 600 - 1200) |
| Maker: | Tiwanaku |
| Designated List Section: | VII Pre-Columbian Bone Objects |
| Date of Import Restriction: | 12/07/01 |
| Photograph: | Viceministerio de Cultura |
| Copyright: | Viceministerio de Cultura |
| Description of Designated List Category Subject to Import Restrictions: | |
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| Ceremonial, sumptuary, and funerary bone objects produced and used by indigenous cultures from the Formative period to A.D. 1533. Used extensively in the Tiwanaku culture, these bone pieces were thought to contain a variety of products from tints to hallucinogens. The surface is finely carved, with polychrome decorations of birds, animals and often geometric figures. These objects are recovered from diverse contexts from funerary to ceremonial places. | |
| Keywords: | |
| bone container, carved, polychrome, Tiwanaku Period, |
