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Snuff bag
Object Number 28-11-50/B4400
Display Title Snuff bag
Descriptions
Inventory Description Gourd container, neck wound with copper wire, perforated, wood plug.
Classification
  • Jar
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Wagogo
  • Dodoma
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Tanzania / Tanganyika Territory
Additional Geographic Terms Dodoma
Materials Gourd, Metal, Wood
Dimensions Overall: 16 x 7.7 x 7.6 cm (6 5/16 x 3 1/16 x 3 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object B4400

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