Cane snuff container

Cane snuff container, cylindrical drum-shaped body Cane snuff container Cane snuff container

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Cane snuff container, cylindrical drum-shaped body
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Cane snuff container, cylindrical drum-shaped body, gourd base and stopper, container perforated at side with leather thong attached, incised decoration, Angolan, 1880-1915

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A652592
Materials:
bamboo, stopper and base, gourd and thong, hide
type:
snuff containers
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)