Small, rectangular wooden box ornamented with circles punched with an empty cartridge. Small square lid at one corner with thick leather-thong handle. Snuff box, tobacco,
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
1898
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1904
Context of use:
for snuff, tobacco
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
height 4.1 centimeters and length 7 centimeters
Comment:
Remarks: cf. Nelson Pl. LXXXVI:2 from Nulukhtulogumut.