Snuffbox

Museum number:
2-13396
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Alternate number:
206 (original number) and 2-45401 (museum number (recataloged to), partially recataloged)
Accession number:
Acc.639
Description:
Oval-shaped snuffbox. Made of wood. Grooved for lid, lid missing. Associated needle (?) recataloged to 2-45401.
Donor:
Mary S. Johnson
Collection place:
Northern Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northern Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Agnes Ruth Sengstacken and Florence Searle
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Accession date:
1929
Context of use:
Used to hold snuff.
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
width 4.8 centimeters and length 9 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuffbox, accession number 2-13396, described as Oval-shaped snuffbox. Made of wood. Grooved for lid, lid missing. Associated needle (?) recataloged to 2-45401.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuffbox, accession number 2-13396, described as Oval-shaped snuffbox. Made of wood. Grooved for lid, lid missing. Associated needle (?) recataloged to 2-45401.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuffbox, accession number 2-13396, described as Oval-shaped snuffbox. Made of wood. Grooved for lid, lid missing. Associated needle (?) recataloged to 2-45401.

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