300px, View of the port of Coquimbo, the namesake of Mate coquimbano. Mate coquimbano is a mate cup style produced in 19th century in the area near the port of

Coquimbo Coquimbo is a port List of cities in Chile, city, Communes of Chile, commune and capital of the Elqui Province, located on the Pan-American Highway, in the Coquimbo Region of Chile. Coquimbo is situated in a valley south of La Serena, Chile, La S ...

in northern Chile. The Mate coquimbano is typically made of low grade silver alloy with sparse geometric or vegetal motiff decoration made of copper or

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. The silver used originated in the

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district of Chañarcillo, where a silver rush took place in the 1830s and 1840s. Being cheaper than mate cups of purer silver and gold Mate coquimbano cups were common among the populace. Contrary to many contemporary mate cups in Chile that had until then followed European fashionable styles such as

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and

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the Mate coquimbano had evident mestizo influences. Over time, aspects of the Mate coquimbano style diffused into the neighboring Andean region of Argentina.

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{{reflist Chilean art Yerba mate History of Coquimbo Region 19th century in Chile 19th century in art Silver objects Mestizo art

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