The
lime kept in a poporo is taken out with a long stick that is moistened
with saliva and inserted through a hole on the upper part of the
container. The lower part of the poporo illustrated here, decorated
with grooves, has two rings to suspend the object around the neck
with a string or necklace.
Poporo (lime container)
Tumbaga 0 - A.D. 600
Roldanillo, Valle del Cauca
16,7 x 8,6 cm
