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Object Number 04-45-50/64179
Display Title Snuff box
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, carved wood, cylidrical, incised, gourd lid, leather strap
Classification
  • Box
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Additional Geographic Terms Benquilla, 300 mi east of
Materials Wood, Gourd
Dimensions Overall: 6.7 x 3.2 x 3.2 cm (2 5/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 64179

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