Orampo snuff box

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Object Number 72-20-50/6760

Display Title Orampo snuff box

Descriptions

Object Description Snuff box

Inventory Description Horn container, polished, w/ leather covers on ends w/ attached leather strap, f

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Culture

Ovampo

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / South Africa

Materials Horn, Leather

Dimensions Overall: 12.6 x 4.4 x 3.9 cm (4 15/16 x 1 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 6760

Provenance

Collector South African Museum

Donor Museum of Comparative Zoology (1872)

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