• Silver Mate Cup

    Reference

    HA0003b

    Price

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    Origin / Age

    South American - ? Bolivian ; Mid 19th Century

    Dimensions

    10cm h

    Details

    These engraved silver cups were for drinking yerba mate, a herbal tea popular in South America. They date to the mid-nineteenth century. They are of silver and are engraved with motifs.
    Yerba or hierba is a species of holly that is native to Subtropical South America: Northern Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Southern Brazil and Bolivia. The leaves are used to make the herbal tea drunk from cups such as these. They are steeped in hot water rather than boiled and sometimes sugar is added.
    The term ‘hierba’ is Spanish for grass or herb. ‘Yerba’ is a variant spelling more common in Argentina , Uruguay and Mexico. ‘Mate’ is from the Quechua language and means ‘cup’ – so yerba mate literally is ‘herb cup’

    Condition: Good  .

    Please note: Price does NOT include delivery costs.

  • Silver Mate Cup

  • Silver Mate Cup

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