Visual database

Snuffing kit, Tomb 107, Solcor 3, San Pedro de Atacama Chile. (a) Kit wrapped for transport; (b) snuff tray with stone inlays, wood, 16.1 x 7.3 cm, collection 8432; (c) snuffing tube, wood with gold alloy wrapping, 21.5 cm, collection 8431; (d) spoon, wood, 15.7 cm, collection 8433; (e) snuff powder pouch, leather, collection 8430. Date: 1380 ± 60 (Beta-22461). Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo R. P. Le Paige, Universidad Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Photo by Constantino M. Torres.

Map of the southern Andes locating sites where snuffing paraphernalia with SAIS iconography has been found. Drawing by Constantino Manuel Torres.

Map of the San Pedro de Atacama area locating sites with SAIS snuffing paraphernalia.

SAIS snuff trays from Coyo Oriente, San Pedro de Atacama. (a) Tomb 3935, 13.4 x 5.4 cm; (b) Tomb 3944, 13.9 x 5.4 cm; (c) Tomb 3963; (d) Tomb 3974, 15.7 x 4.8 cm; (e) Tomb 4008, 17 x 7 cm; (f) Tomb 4010, 13.5 x 4.5 cm; (g) Tomb 4049, 18.9 x 8 cm; (h) Tomb 4093, 18.8 x 7 cm. Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo R. P. Le Paige, Universidad Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Photo by Constantino M. Torres, drawings by Donna Torres.

SAIS snuff trays from Coyo Oriente, San Pedro de Atacama (continued). (a) Tomb 4111, 13.9 x 5.4 cm; (b) Tomb 4141, 18.2 x 7 cm; (c) Tomb 5299, 14.2 x 6.7; (d) Tomb 5334-41, 17.8 x 5.5 cm; (e) Tomb 5351, 13.8 x 5.7 cm; (f) Tomb 5381, 15.7 x 6.8 cm. Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo R. P. Le Paige, Universidad Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Photo by Constantino M. Torres.

SAIS snuff trays from Quitor 5, San Pedro de Atacama. (a) Tomb 1945, 16.1 x 6.3 cm; (b) Tomb 1994, 13.3 x 5 cm; (c) Tomb 2047, 15 x 4.9 cm; (d) Tomb 2184, 17.8 x 7.4 cm; (e) Tomb 2189, 16.7 x 5.4 cm; (f) Tomb 2196, 18.1 x 4.9 cm; (g) Tomb 2235, 15.6 x 5.8 cm; (h) Tomb 3380, 18.5 x 6.8 cm. Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo R. P. Le Paige, Universidad Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Photo by Constantino M. Torres.

SAIS snuff trays from Quitor 6, San Pedro de Atacama. (a) Tomb 2509, 18.1 x 6.1 cm; (b) Tomb 2742, 16.5 x 6.8 cm; (c) Tomb 2748, 13.5 x 57 cm; (d) Tomb 3523; (e) Tomb 3582; (f) Tomb 3585, 13 x 4.6 cm; (g) Tomb 3613, 17.8 x 6.5; (h) Tomb 3647, 15.1 x 6 cm; (i) Tomb 3662, 14 x 5.5 cm; (j) Tomb 5444, 9.1 x 4.3 cm. Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo R. P. Le Paige, Universidad Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Photo by Constantino M. Torres.

SAIS snuff trays from Solcor 3, San Pedro de Atacama. (a) Tomb 4, 13.2 x 5.2 cm; (b) Tomb 5. 15.7 x 5.5 cm; (c) Tomb 6, 13.3 x 5 cm; (d) Tomb 44, 16.6 x 6.8 cm; (e) Tomb 69, 12.6 x 5.8 cm; (f) Tomb 99, 15.6 x 6.3 cm; (g) Tomb 107, 16.1 x 7.3 cm; (h) Tomb 117, 16.6 x 7 cm. Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo R. P. Le Paige, Universidad Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama, Chile. Photo by Constantino M. Torres.

SAIS snuff trays from various sites, San Pedro de Atacama. (a) Sequitor Alambrado, Tomb 1618, 15.8 x 5.7 cm; (b) Sequitor Alambrado, Tomb 1647, 16.7 x 5.9 cm; (c) Sequitor Alambrado, Tomb 1660, 17 x 5.5 cm; (d) Sequitor Alambrado, Tomb 1702, 12.9 x 5.2 cm; (e) Quitor 8, Tomb 3223, 15.7 x 6.2 cm; (f) Quitor 2, Tomb 3702-04, 16.4 x 6.7 cm; (g) Quitor 2, Tomb 3706, 16.6 x 5.4 cm; (h) Toconao, Tomb 4229, 16.8 x 4 cm. Photo by Constantino M. Torres, drawings by Donna Torres.

SAIS snuff trays, unknown provenience, San Pedro de Atacama area. (a) 14.9 x 6.6 cm; (b) 13.6 x 4.7 cm; (c) 15 x 7.2 cm. Instituto de Investigaciones Arqueológicas y Museo R. P. Le Paige, Universidad Católica del Norte, San Pedro de Atacama. (d) 18.1 x 5.9 cm, collection 2000.200, Denver Art Museum, Colorado; (e) Museo de Historia Natural, Santiago (from Uhle 1912a:Figure 4); (f) collection 41.0.8912, 17.2 x 4.6 cm, American Museum of Natural History, New York; (g) collection 41.0.8911, 15.4 x 5.4 cm, American Museum of Natural History, New York; (h) collection 71.2001.41.1, 13 x 19 cm, Musée du Quai Branly, Paris; (i) Lombards Museum, Wikimedia Commons; (j) 17 x 6 cm, collection TC 156, Tomkins Collection.