Horn snuff flask carved from tip of horn (possibly antelope)
- Made:
- 1880-1920
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Horn snuff flask carved from tip of horn (possibly antelope) tip carved in shape of a human head, in the round, represents female figure, further detail carved in bas-relief on surface, shows two children clinging to woman's back and breast, Upper Zambesi, South Africa, 1880-1920
Details
- Category:
- Ethnography and Folk Medicine
- Collection:
- Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
- Object Number:
- A34681
- Materials:
- antelopes, ? material and base, wood
- Measurements:
-
overall: 116 mm x 50 mm x 53 mm,
- type:
- snuff flasks
- credit:
- Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)
