Cylindrical bamboo snuff-box

Cylindrical bamboo snuff-box, phallic shaped

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Cylindrical bamboo snuff-box, phallic shaped
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Cylindrical bamboo snuff-box, phallic shaped, separate plug stopper with leather straps and carved ivory spoon, covered with incised decoration, from Sierra Leone, West African, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A20794
Materials:
bamboo, leather and spoon, ivory
type:
snuff box
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)