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Snuff box of bamboo section with leather ends
Snuff box of bamboo section with leather ends
Object Number 34-91-50/740
Display Title Snuff box of bamboo section with leather ends
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, cylindrical bamboo section, leather caps on both ends, leather ties
Classification
  • Package and Container
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Maragoli?
  • Nandi?
  • Tereki?
  • Hamite?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya / Western Province / Kakamega / Kaimosi
Additional Geographic Terms Kenya
Materials Wood Hide Fiber
Dimensions Overall: 4.5 × 13.7 × 3.7 cm (1 3/4 × 5 3/8 × 1 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-81-50/740; ED/P 1-3-50/64

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