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Mate and Bombilla #1125013

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:50.00 USD Estimated At:0.00 USD
Mate and Bombilla #1125013
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For the collector of the UNSUAL! South American teacup!</em></td>
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Old mates are rare and collectors are after them, especially after those made of silver, but the genuine mate drinker prefers his gourd to a silver mate because he says that a well "cured" mate contributes to the good taste of his drink.(The traditional way to drink the herbal infusion of Yerba Mate is to drink it from the Mate Gourd while using the Yerba Mate bombilla. To begin, one must fill the mate (gourd) with Yerba Mate up to 3/4 of its capacity approximately. Next, one puts ones hand or a piece of paper on the Mate's mouth and shakes it gently in an upside-down manner. This will force the largest to the smallest yerba shreds to the top portion of the mate. Doing this will most likely prevent the tiny holes found in the bombilla from becoming blocked.
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#: 66</td>
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<tr><td>Condition:Very Fine</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:Unknown</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Paraguay</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Individual Mate Drinker</td></tr>
<tr><td>Height:Approx. 4 inches/approximately 8</td></tr>



<tr><td>Title:Mate and Bombilla</td></tr>



<tr><td>Location:Tuscaloosa, Alabama</td></tr>
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