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Object Number
34-91-50/357
Display Title
Metal snuff box with metal spirals attached to chain
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>
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<County>
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Elgongi
Additional Geographic Terms
Kenya Colony: Mt. Elgon; region of
Materials
Iron, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 13.6 x 3.4 x 2.9 cm (5 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
34-91-50/357
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34-91-50/356 | Metal snuff box |
Box
|
Elgongi
| |
| 34-91-50/891 | Snuff box of ivory and wood with chain attached |
Bottle
|
Kibwezi
| |
| 72-20-50/6760 | Orampo snuff box |
Box
|
South Africa
| |
| 25-24-50/B3812 | Tobacco (snuff) box and chain |
Bottle
|
Kenya
| |
|
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for 2 bronze spirals attached dia.: 1.6 cm.
| 40-77-40/10015.1 | 2 bronze spirals attached dia.: 1.6 cm. |
Sticna
| ||
| 37-126-50/3217 | Metal pipe cleaner - kopula - one chain attached to it is from some imported obj |
Pipe
|
Cameroon
| |
| 24-48-60/D2005 | Snuff or tobacco box, copper |
Box
|
Siberia
| |
| 34-91-50/384 | Iron necklet with 9 iron spirals |
Necklace
|
Elgongi
| |
| 34-91-50/397 | Small wooden tobacco box, beaded and with copper chain |
Box
|
Elgongi
| |
| 49-14-50/8497 | Ornament attached to lobe of ear. Metal chain and glass beads |
Ornament
|
Agok's Village
| |
| 34-91-50/657 | Snuff horn on iron chain |
Raw Material
Container |
Kaimosi
| |
| 34-91-50/739 | Snuff box of bamboo section with leather ends |
Box
|
Kaimosi
|