The blossoming of the San Pedro de Atacama culturetakes place during III A.D. century. At this time get up the influences of the Tiwanaku culture. To the Polished Red and Polished Black local pottery , is added the preparation of cult elements as the Rapé Tablets.
These are part of a set of pieces related to the ritual practice of inhaling hallucinogens.
They are made up of:
- A board, a rectangular wood recipient with a handle of sculpted figures, sometimes inlayed with semiprecious stones, such as turquoise.
- A bone or wood tube, often with the same carved figures as the boards, used to inhale the substance.
- Mortars and cactus thorns for the preparation of the hallucinogen, along with spatulas and little boxes.
All these tools were kept in a woolen bag.