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Object Number 51-15-40/6260
Display Title Birchbark snuff box
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, woven bark, oval-shaped with lid, leather strap, incised decoration
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Finland
Additional Geographic Terms Tavastland, Southeast
Materials Bark, Leather
Dimensions Overall: 5.6 x 8.8 x 4 cm (2 3/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 51-15-40/6260; F132; Ti##

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