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Snuff horn on iron chain
Snuff horn on iron chain
Object Number 34-91-50/658
Display Title Snuff horn on iron chain
Descriptions
Inventory Description Horn container, leather coverings at either end, metal chain, broken.
Classification
  • Container
  • Raw Material
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Hamite
  • Tereki
  • Maragoli
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Materials Horn, Leather, Metal
Dimensions Overall: 14 x 4.2 x 4.9 cm (5 1/2 x 1 5/8 x 1 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/658

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Mail
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