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Object Number 11-46-50/83091
Display Title Carved wooden snuff box
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, carved wood, cylindrical, with lid, perforated, incised geo design, strap
Classification
  • Raw Material
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Umbundu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Angola
Materials Wood, Cotton
Dimensions Overall: 7.3 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm (2 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 83091

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