Gourd snuff container

Gourd snuff container, spherical, with wooden stopper

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Gourd snuff container, spherical, with wooden stopper
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Gourd snuff container, spherical, with wooden stopper, contains small quantity of snuff, Sara or Sari tribe, maker, North East Africa, 1880-1915

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652496
Materials:
gourd and wood
Measurements:
diameter 42 mm
with neck and stopper: height 51 mm
type:
snuff containers
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)