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Object Number
34-91-50/356
Display Title
Metal snuff box
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Box, cylindrical iron tube, hide covers on each end, chain attached
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Masai
- Hamite
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
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Uganda
/
<State>
/
<County>
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Elgongi
Additional Geographic Terms
Kenya Colony: Mt. Elgon; region of
Materials
Iron, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 12.7 x 3.7 x 3.2 cm (5 x 1 7/16 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| |
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