Mate coquimbano

Mate coquimbano is a mate cup style produced in 19th century in the area near the port of Coquimbo in northern Chile.

[1] The Mate coquimbano is typically made of low grade silver alloy with sparse geometric or vegetal motiff decoration made of copper or bronze.

[2] Being cheaper than mate cups of purer silver and gold Mate coquimbano cups were common among the populace.

[1] Contrary to many contemporary mate cups in Chile that had until then followed European fashionable styles such as Baroque and Neoclassicism the Mate coquimbano had evident mestizo influences.

[3] Over time, aspects of the Mate coquimbano style diffused into the neighboring Andean region of Argentina.