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Object Number
49-14-50/8191
Display Title
Carved wooden snuff box with leather stopper and wire around base and neck Inte
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Intekwe; Irumba
Object Description
Carved wooden snuff box with leather stopper and wire 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: 17.5 x 5.4 x 5.3 cm (6 7/8 x 2 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
49-14-50/8191
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