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Carved wooden snuff box with leather stopper and wire around base and neck Inte
Carved wooden snuff box with leather stopper and wire around base and neck Inte
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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