Snuff bottle possibly made from the lining of a cow's stomach

Made:
1890-1930 in Zimbabwe
Snuff bottle possibly made from the lining of a cow's stomach

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Snuff bottle possibly made from the lining of a cow's stomach
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Snuff bottle possibly made from the lining of a cow's stomach, in the form of a bullock, Barotse, Barotseland, North West Rhodesia, 1890-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A161706
Materials:
skin, cow's stomach liniing ?
Measurements:
height 60 mm
length 100 mm
horns: width 70 mm
hole: diameter 12 mm
type:
snuff bottles
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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