Snuff spoon

Snuff spoon

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Snuff spoon
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Snuff spoon, tang of which forms a knife blade which fits into sheath, possibly Mashona tribe, Southern Rhodesia, 1880-1925

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A657954
Materials:
steel, wood, handle/sheath and string
type:
snuff spoons
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)