Pair of Chavin Carved Stone Hallucinogenic Seed Pods
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Pre-Columbian, Peru, Chavin, ca. 900 to 200 BCE. A pair of carved stone seed pods, the larger made from a very dark green stone, the other from a black and brown stone, representing the seeds of Anadenanthera sp. (vilca), which some researchers have argued were the source of hallucinogenic snuff used during ceremonies at the great temple of Chavin de Huantar. Size: 2.7" W x 0.7" H (6.9 cm x 1.8 cm)
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection
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Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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#132559
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Smooth patina on both; light encrustation on the surface of the smaller.
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Pair of Chavin Carved Stone Hallucinogenic Seed Pods
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