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Snuff horn on iron chain
Snuff horn on iron chain
Object Number 34-91-50/657
Display Title Snuff horn on iron chain
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn container, leather coveringat at either end, chain strap.
Classification
  • Container
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki
  • Hamite
  • Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Hide, Horn, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 22.5 x 5.7 x 5.2 cm (8 7/8 x 2 1/4 x 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/657

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