The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 19, 2024
Dipper
100 BCE–700 CE
Diameter: 10 x 17.5 cm (3 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.); Overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.)
Alma Kroeger Fund 2006.157
Location: 232 Andean
Description
Both of these objects feature a creature known as the "Recuay feline," although it could also refer to a fox, dog, or viscacha (a rodent). Whatever its identity, the prominent crest on its head ties it to the supernatural realm, a connection underlined by the deity head that also appears on the dipper and by the ritual function of snuff tablets, which were used to inhale hallucinogenic snuffs during religious ceremonies.- {{cite web|title=Dipper|url=false|author=|year=100 BCE–700 CE|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2006.157