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Snuff horn on brass(?) chain
Snuff horn on brass(?) chain
Object Number 34-91-50/656
Display Title Snuff horn on brass(?) chain
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bottle, worked horn, leather caps, loops withmetal chain attached
Classification
  • Bottle
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki
  • Hamite
  • Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Horn, Leather, Vegetable fiber, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 20.4 x 4.8 x 5.1 cm (8 1/16 x 1 7/8 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/656

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