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Small wooden tobacco box, beaded and with copper chain
Small wooden tobacco box, beaded and with copper chain
Object Number 34-91-50/397
Display Title Small wooden tobacco box, beaded and with copper chain
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, cylindrical, beaded fitted lid, brass chain attached
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamite
  • Masai
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Uganda / <State> / <County> / Elgongi
Additional Geographic Terms Kenya Colony: Mt. Elgon; region of
Materials Wood, Glass, Copper, Fiber, Tobacco
Dimensions Overall: 7.2 x 4.9 x 4.1 cm (2 13/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/397

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