Carved wooden snuff box

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Object Number 56-52-50/9846

Display Title Carved wooden snuff box

Descriptions

Inventory Description Jar with lid, carved wood, incised design, conical lid, handles, twisted fiber c

Classification

Department Ethnographic

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Africa / Belgian Congo

Materials Wood, Vegetable fiber

Dimensions Overall: 8.9 x 6.3 x 6.5 cm (3 1/2 x 2 1/2 x 2 9/16 in.)

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Label on object 56-52-50/9846

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