Snuff container

Museum number:
5-7872
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050007872
Alternate number:
127 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2307
Description:
Snuff container (abur erian), aluminum; globular shape; chains attached to one side; plug of compressed leaves attached to chains; height: 7 cm; diameter: 5 cm.
Donor:
Mary Jean Aerni and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Moroto, Northern Region, Uganda
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Uganda; Moroto; Karamojong (Murdock 43:21)
Culture or time period:
Karamojong
Collector:
Mary Jean Aerni
Collection date:
May 1967
Materials:
Aluminum (metal)
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Snuff containers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1967
Context of use:
Made by men. Used by men to hold tobacco; worn around neck or fastened to upper arm.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Snuff container, accession number 5-7872, described as Snuff container (abur erian), aluminum; globular shape; chains attached to one side; plug of compressed leaves attached to chains; height: 7 cm; diameter: 5 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Snuff container, accession number 5-7872, described as Snuff container (abur erian), aluminum; globular shape; chains attached to one side; plug of compressed leaves attached to chains; height: 7 cm; diameter: 5 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-7872, described as Snuff container (abur erian), aluminum; globular shape; chains attached to one side; plug of compressed leaves attached to chains; height: 7 cm; diameter: 5 cm.

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