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Lime Container (Poporo), 1000-1500 Quimbaya culture; Colombia Gold; 2 1/2 × 1 in. 2006.1.1a,…
Lime Container (Poporo)
Lime Container (Poporo), 1000-1500 Quimbaya culture; Colombia Gold; 2 1/2 × 1 in. 2006.1.1a,…
Lime Container (Poporo), 1000-1500 Quimbaya culture; Colombia Gold; 2 1/2 × 1 in. 2006.1.1a,b Gift of Greg and Mechas Grinnell in Memory of Armand Labbé

Lime Container (Poporo)

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels-lime containers
Date1000-1500 CE
Made AtColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 1 in. (6.4 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Greg and Mechas Grinnell in Memory of Armand Labbé
Object number2006.1.1a,b
DescriptionThis is a lime container or poporo from the Quimbaya culture in Colombia and is dated between 1000-1500 CE. Gold containers like this were used by the Quimbaya culture of Colombia to hold a mixture of lime and coca leaves. This piece was created using lost-wax casting. The figure of a cacique would have originally been molded from beeswax.
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