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Snuff box of bamboo section with leather ends
Snuff box of bamboo section with leather ends
Object Number 34-91-50/739
Display Title Snuff box of bamboo section with leather ends
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, cylindrical, wood body, leather end caps attached withleather strap
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maragoli?
  • Hamite?
  • Nandi?
  • Tereki?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Wood, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 11.3 x 5.7 x 4.1 cm (4 7/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/739

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