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Snuff box, made of shell of ampullans
Snuff box, made of shell of ampullans
Object Number 72-23-30/6738
Display Title Snuff box, made of shell of ampullans
Descriptions
Inventory Description Shell container, sealed with wood and resin, ceramic tube and fiber stopper.
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Container
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1871
Culture
  • Amazonian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Amazon, upper
Materials Shell, Wood, Resin, Ceramic, Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 10.6 x 7.1 x 5.5 cm (4 3/16 x 2 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 6738
Credit Line Peabody Museum Expedition, C. F. Hartt, Director, 1871-1872.
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles Frederick Hartt (1871)
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition (1871)
Donor Donated by Dr. Charles Frederick Hartt (1872)

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