<em>Drinking Straw</em>, mid–19th century. Silver, 8 1/2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. (21.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary Ann Krotzer, 2003.50.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.50.4.jpg)

Drinking Straw, mid–19th century. Silver, 8 1/2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. (21.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary Ann Krotzer, 2003.50.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.50.4.jpg)

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Drinking Straw

Arts of the Americas

On View: Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

MEDIUM Silver

Place Collected: Chile

DATES mid–19th century

DIMENSIONS 8 1/2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. (21.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Arts of the Americas

ACCESSION NUMBER 2003.50.4

CREDIT LINE Gift of Mary Ann Krotzer

PROVENANCE Circa 1925, acquired, probably in Chile, by Henry Wiley Krotzer of New Orleans, LA; before 2003, inherited from Henry Wiley Krotzer by Mary Ann Krotzer; 2003, gift of Mary Ann Krotzer to the Brooklyn Museum.

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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION A mate straw that terminates with a faceted circular form and with incised diagonal and straight lines on the lower portion of the straw. The mate to 2003.50.5.

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Luce Visible Storage and Study Center, 5th Floor

CAPTION Drinking Straw, mid–19th century. Silver, 8 1/2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in. (21.6 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mary Ann Krotzer, 2003.50.4. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 2003.50.4.jpg)

IMAGE overall, 2003.50.4.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2004

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Download our app and ask your own questions during your visit. Here are some that others have asked.

I'd like to know more about this set, please?

This is a late 19th century silver set. The set is for drinking yerba-mate, a type of tea that originated in South America.

The shapes of the cups are based on the shape of cups is based on gourds that indigenous people drank from. The long straight object is a silver straw!

I've normally seen mate in gourds, so this is very interesting to me!