Snuff spoon

The designs of the snuff spoons closely followed that of the larger ones, and thus can be used to date the étuis containing them.

Archeologists found them, for example, at Chavín de Huántar site in Peru (presumably used for consumption of psychoactive preparations of Anadenanthera colubrina more than 2000 years ago),[7] as well as in South Africa, where a combination of a tiny comb and a little spoon had made some researchers to assume that the spoon was used as an earpick or head-scratcher.

[8] In England, powdered snuff appeared at the end of the 17th century, and quickly became popular along with the devices for its consumption.

[10] The combination of a little vial and a snuff spoon that acted like a stopper was a precursor of the snuff-box.

According to Graybosch, this is due to the 1960s rumor that the spoons can be used to snort cocaine.

This silver snuff spoon originates from 18th century Germany, and is 4.8 centimetres in length.
A Zulu snuff spoon/comb (ivory, 19th century)
Chinese snuff bottle stopper with a spoon