Wooden snuff mortar

Wooden snuff mortar, slender cylinder

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Wooden snuff mortar, slender cylinder
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Wooden snuff mortar, slender cylinder, tapered sharply towards base, hand held, reputedly from Santa Cruz, Mexico (?), 1850-1920

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A34303
Materials:
wood
Measurements:
height 123 mm
mouth: diameter 41 mm
base: depth 15 mm
type:
snuff mortar
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)