Gold lime flasks (poporos) Quimbaya culture, Colombia AD 600-1100 These figures are in fact flasks, made to hold lime made from seashells. A small stick was inserted in the top to remove thelime, which was taken with coca leaves as a stimulant to aid clear thinking. The figures hold spiral motifs which may indicate sprouting vegetation and suggests that they were used in fertility rituals.
Gold lime flasks (poporos) Quimbaya culture, Colombia AD 600-1100 These figures are in fact flasks, made to hold lime made from seashells. A small stick was inserted in the top to remove thelime, which was taken with coca leaves as a stimulant to aid clear thinking. The figures hold spiral motifs which may indicate sprouting vegetation and suggests that they were used in fertility rituals.
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