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Source Description
Size suggests that this Chavín-style pestle was not used to grind bulky staples like corn, but instead pigments or plant hallucinogens used in religious rites to achieve spiritual insight and communion with cosmic forces. This may come from Pacopampa, a site in the northern highlands where elites adopted Chavín deities and worshiped them alongside local deities. These small sculptures illustrate the appeal and the spread of Chavín religion.
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Document identity
localId
134947
label
Pestle
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
134947
contentType
object
title
Pestle
description
Size suggests that this Chavín-style pestle was not used to grind bulky staples like corn, but instead pigments or plant hallucinogens used in religious rites to achieve spiritual insight and communion with cosmic forces. This may come from Pacopampa, a site in the northern highlands where elites adopted Chavín deities and worshiped them alongside local deities. These small sculptures illustrate the appeal and the spread of Chavín religion.
date
700–1 BCE
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60751468
genreSpecific
Stone
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1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.)
cul
Peru, North Highlands, Pacopampa(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE)
accession
1957.494.b
Source extras
tec
stone, pigment
tombstone
Pestle, 700–1 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Pacopampa(?), Chavín style (900-200 BCE). Stone, pigment; overall: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1957.494.b
collection
AA - Andes
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art. The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, March 1958.
page_number
93
creditline
In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:53:51.737000
sourceId
134947
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Andes
med
stone, pigment
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1
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0
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photo
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