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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
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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