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Gift of Mrs. Melville W. Hall
Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Poporo are containers used to hold powdered lime made from burnt seashells. Placed in the mouth with coca leaves, powdered lime activates the stimulant in the leaves. In ancient times, ceremonial gold containers were utilized by priests and elites in Quimbaya society.
The male and female figures on opposing sides of the vessel reflect the importance of duality in the Andean world.
Alfred W. Jenkins Fund
Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund
Alfred W. Jenkins Fund
Museum Expedition 1938, Dick S. Ramsay Fund