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Small anthropomorphic container

Museu Nacional

Museu Nacional
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Decorated with geometric forms made with the technique of excision, this object, of ceremonial use, was probably used for ingestion or inhalation of substances capable of producing strong sensorial stimuli, used in communal rites.

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  • Title: Small anthropomorphic container
  • Creator Lifespan: 400/1400
  • Physical Dimensions: w10,5 x h6,5 cm
  • Rights: Copyright © 2017 Museu Nacional/UFRJ
  • Setor: Arqueologia Brasileira
  • Sala de Exposição: Horticultores/Ceramistas
  • Povo/Cultura: Marajoara
  • Local de Coleta/Origem: Ilha de Marajó
  • Data de Origem/Produção: 400 a 1400 A.D.
  • Area de Conhecimento: Arqueologia
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