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Snuff tubes
Object Number 09-3-30/75924.1
Display Title Snuff tubes
Descriptions
Inventory Description Snuff tube, bone, incised geometric design, 2 bones lashed together with string
Classification
  • Snuff tube
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Peru / <State> / <County> / <City> / Piro
Additional Geographic Terms Puruo River, Headwaters of the
Materials Bone, String, Resin
Dimensions Overall: 22.4 x 2.4 x 1.2 cm (8 13/16 x 15/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
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