Lime Container (Poporo), 1st–7th century, Colombia, Quimbaya, Gold, H. 9 x W. 5 1/4 in. (22.9 x 13.3 cm), Metal-Containers, In Andean South America, there is an indigenous tradition for the ritual use of coca leaves. In Precolumbian times the chief method of using coca was to place a quid of leaves into the mouth and add a small amount of powdered lime, made from calcined seashells
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Lime Container, Poporo, 1st–7th century, Colombia, Quimbaya, Gold, H, 9 x, W, 5 1/4, 22.9 x 13.3 cm, Metal-Containers, Andean, South, America, indigenous tradition, ritual, coca leaves, Precolumbian times, chief method, using coca, place, quid, leaves, mouth, add, small amount, powdered lime, calcined seashells
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