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Object Number
49-14-50/8190
Display Title
Carved wooden snuff box with wire wound around base and neck Intekwe; Irumba -
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Intekwe; Irumba
Object Description
Carved wooden snuff box with wire wound around base and neck Intekwe; Irumba - snuff
Inventory Description
Bottle, wood, incised linear deco, narrow neck, metal wire wrap, stopper, hide t
Classification
- Bottle
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Lambia
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nyasaland
Additional Geographic Terms
Chinunka; Misuku Mountains, at the foot of the
Materials
Wood, Metal, Hide
Dimensions
Overall: 12.4 x 4.1 x 4.1 cm (4 7/8 x 1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8190
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