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Sorceror taking snuff
Object Number 35-10-60/16290.1.60
Display Title Sorceror taking snuff
Descriptions
Object Description Written on board: "35-10 / Gansu / Tibet [crossed out] / Gift of Harrison Forman / The Explorers Club / New York City / A Nuckhwa (sorcerer) Note / long hair. He is snuffing Chinese snuff."
Department Photographic
Date 1885-1934
Artist Mr. Harrison Forman
Culture
  • Tibetan
  • Chinese
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China / Gansu
Asia / Tibet
Materials Print, black and white adhered to Paperboard
Dimensions Overall: 13.97 × 9.525 cm (5 1/2 × 3 3/4 in.)
Provenance
Donor Donated by Mr. Harrison Forman

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