Snuff mortar

Museum number:
2-1673
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Accession number:
Acc.46
Description:
Wooden tobacco snuff mortar. Round.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Northwest Bering Sea, Alaska
Verbatim coll. place:
Alaska; Northwest Bering Sea
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
Charles L. Hall
Collection date:
ca. 1895
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Ground stone and Mortars (grinding tools)
Accession date:
August 12, 1902
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
diameter 6.8 centimeters
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff mortar, accession number 2-1673, described as Wooden tobacco snuff mortar. Round.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff mortar, accession number 2-1673, described as Wooden tobacco snuff mortar. Round.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff mortar, accession number 2-1673, described as Wooden tobacco snuff mortar. Round.

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