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Snuff and tobacco box of birch root ornamented with brass
Snuff and tobacco box of birch root ornamented with brass
Object Number 24-48-60/D2313
Display Title Snuff and tobacco box of birch root ornamented with brass
Descriptions
Inventory Description Box, oval shape, birch, brass hinged lid, brass linear design on sides
Classification
  • Box
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Yakut
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / Russia / Siberia
Materials Wood, Brass
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 x 10.1 x 3.2 cm (2 3/16 x 4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object D2313
Provenance
Owner Museum fur Tierkunde und Volkerkunde
Collector Frederick Alexander

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