Description:

Pre-Columbian, Guatemala, Maya, Late Classic Period, ca. 550 to 900 CE. A beautiful example of a sniffing tube (also snuff tube) for inhaling hallucinogenic substances via the nose. Carved from mottled greenstone (probably omphacite) with cream and light beige inclusions, the tube is of a slender form with a slight central carination and a biconically drilled interior cavity with a smooth rim around each end. Size: 4.4" L x 0.625" W (11.2 cm x 1.6 cm)

Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, acquired early 2000s; ex-Ibrahimi collection, Los Angeles, California, USA

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  • Condition: Very light abrasions to exterior surfaces, otherwise intact and very good. Smooth surface textures throughout.

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