Snuff Tablet, Recuay style (1-650). Peru, North Highlands, Recuay style (1-650). Wood with gold foil; overall: x 3 x cm (4 7/8 x 1 3/16 x 7/16 in.). 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.

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