Cylindrical bamboo snuff box

Made:
1880-1920 in Africa
Cylindrical bamboo snuff box, phallic shaped

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Cylindrical bamboo snuff box, phallic shaped
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Cylindrical bamboo snuff box, phallic shaped, with separate stopper with leather thong handle, box decorated with incised grooves, inscribed Mendi, from West Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A26668
Materials:
bamboo and leather
Measurements:
case: length 148 mm
maximum case: diameter 40 mm
leather thong: length 121 mm
maximum leather thong: width 43 mm
type:
snuff boxes
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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