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Ivory Snuff Paddle with Walnut-Shaped Ornament on Top, Fragmentary
Ivory Snuff Paddle with Walnut-Shaped Ornament on Top, Fragmentary
Object Number 991-12-60/15194
Display Title Ivory Snuff Paddle with Walnut-Shaped Ornament on Top, Fragmentary
Descriptions
Object Description Snuff paddle, fragmentary. Paddle (ivory) with ornament on top, shaped as a walnut in ivory with cork. 5 cm. (l) x 2.3 cm. (diameter).
Inventory Description Snuff spoon, carved ivory walnut stopper and orange spatula, greenstone disc
Classification
  • Snuff tube
Department Ethnographic
Date late 19th century - early 20th century
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Materials Ivory?, Bone?, Ceramic, Greenstone, Ivory, Cork
Dimensions Overall: 5.1 x 2.2 x 2.2 cm (2 x 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15194
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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