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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
- Box
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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