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Object Number
991-5-50/12342
Display Title
Snuff box
Descriptions
Object Description
Small gourd snuff box, covered with small blocks of beads in white, black, red, green, brown and gold. Beaded strap and a small wooden stopper.
Inventory Description
Gourd jar, with stopper, beaded covering, multi-colored, checkered, with strap
Classification
- Jar
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Zulu
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
South Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
Inanda seminary
Materials
Thread, Gourd, Bead, Wood
Dimensions
Overall: 15.6 x 5 x 4.7 cm (6 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
991-5-50/12342
Provenance
Collector
Minnie Carter
(1914 - 1959)
Donor
Margaret Warner
(1959 - 2/21/1991)
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 991-5-50/12343 | Snuff box |
Jar
|
South Africa
| |
| 36-56-50/1479 | Snuff box |
Box
|
Zambia
| |
| 05-31-50/64976 | Snuff box, beaded |
Box
|
South Africa
| |
| 05-31-50/64975 | Snuff box made from cartridge |
Jar
|
South Africa
| |
| 37-77-50/2559 | Calabash, trading woman's snuff box |
Gourd
|
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| |
| 49-32-50/8540 | Small gourd container with pyrographic designs - snuff box |
Container
|
South Africa
| |
| 04-45-50/64179 | Snuff box |
Box
Raw Material |
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| |
| 24-48-60/D2008 | Snuff or tobacco box, horn |
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|
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| |
| 34-91-50/416 | Gourd snuff bottle |
Bottle
|
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| |
| 27-18-50/B4383 | Zulu snuff bag |
Pot
|
South Africa
| |
| 30-66-50/H1276 | Snuff bottles |
Jar
|
Tanzania
| |
| 49-14-50/8191 | Carved wooden snuff box with leather stopper and wire around base and neck Inte |
Bottle
|
Nyasaland
|