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Snuff bottle

2008.08.0001B

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Artifact Identification Snuff bottle   (2008.08.0001B)
Classification/
Nomenclature
  1. Personal Artifacts
    2. :
  2. Adornment
    3. :
  3. Body Adornments
Artist/Maker None
Geographic Location
Period/Date N/A
Culture Maasai

Physical Analysis

Dimension 1 (Length) 9.8 cm
Dimension 2 (Width) 6.7 cm
Dimension 3 (N/A) N/A
Weight 47 g
Measuring Remarks Width of gourd at widest point, side to side (gourd’s bottom).
Materials Plant--Gourd, Metal, Plastic, Pigment
Manufacturing Processes Hollowing, Manufacturing, Beaded
Munsell Color Information N/A

Research Remarks

Published Description N/A
Description N/A
Comparanda N/A
Bibliography

Mack, John, Anee-Marie Bouttiaux, Frieda Sorber, Anne Van Cutsem, Mauro Magliani. African Costumes and Textiles from the Berbers to the Zulus: the Zaira and Marcel Mis Collection. Milan: 5 Continents Editions, 2008.

Artifact History

Archaeological Data N/A
Credit Line/Dedication N/A
Reproduction N/A
Reproduction Information N/A

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