Snuff box

Made:: 1890-1929 in South Africa

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Snuff box, horn with comb in form of four very long prongs
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Snuff box, horn with comb in form of four very long prongs, Kaffir, South African, 1890-1929

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Category:: Smoking

Collection:: Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection

Object Number:: A657858

Materials:: complete, horn and wood

Measurements:: overall: 533 mm
snuff box: 62 mm 44 mm,
comb: 395 mm

type:: snuff box

credit:: Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)

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