Horn snuff flask carved in the form of two female figures back to back

Made:
1880-1930
Horn snuff flask carved in the form of two female figures back

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Horn snuff flask carved in the form of two female figures back
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Horn snuff flask carved in the form of two female figures back to back with roughly cylindrical body in the form of a skirt, Basutoland, South Africa, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A130050
Materials:
horn and stopper & base, wood
Measurements:
overall: 113 mm x 52 mm 50 mm, .091 kg
type:
snuff flasks
credit:
Christol, F.