Blue earth: pestle-shaped

Museum number:
4-3121
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Pestle-shaped piece of blue earth, llijta, used in chewing coca
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 20, Moche Site F, Moche valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 20
Culture or time period:
Early Chimú (Moche Civilization) (ca. 100 BC–700 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Ground stone and Pestles
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Blue earth: pestle-shaped, accession number 4-3121, described as Pestle-shaped piece of blue earth, llijta, used in chewing cocaHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Blue earth: pestle-shaped, accession number 4-3121, described as Pestle-shaped piece of blue earth, llijta, used in chewing coca
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blue earth: pestle-shaped, accession number 4-3121, described as Pestle-shaped piece of blue earth, llijta, used in chewing cocaDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Blue earth: pestle-shaped, accession number 4-3121, described as Pestle-shaped piece of blue earth, llijta, used in chewing coca

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