Carved ivory snuff mortar in the form of a male figure

Carved ivory snuff mortar in the form of a male figure Carved ivory snuff mortar in the form of a male figure

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Carved ivory snuff mortar in the form of a male figure
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Carved ivory snuff mortar in the form of a male figure
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Carved ivory snuff mortar in the form of a male figure, cranial and oval cavities, suspension hole pierced through shoulders, Baluba tribe(?), Lualaba-Kasai District, Congo, 1871-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A656784
Materials:
ivory
type:
snuff mortar