Snuff or quid box

Museum number:
2-3872
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
18 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.167
Description:
Snuff or quid box. Small wooden box cased in brass, with bottom and cover of bone or ivory. Birdbone snuff tube attached to lid with rawhide thong.
Donor:
Alaska Commercial Company, Benjamin Bristol, and Older University Collections
Collection place:
Alaska
Culture or time period:
Alaskan Eskimo
Collector:
unknown
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Bone (material), Brass (alloy), and Ivory (material)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1904
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 6.5 centimeters
Loans:
S1986-1987 #16: Stan Musilek (January 20, 1987–January 21, 1987)
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff or quid box, accession number 2-3872, described as Snuff or quid box. Small wooden box cased in brass, with bottom and cover of bone or ivory. Birdbone snuff tube attached to lid with rawhide thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff or quid box, accession number 2-3872, described as Snuff or quid box. Small wooden box cased in brass, with bottom and cover of bone or ivory. Birdbone snuff tube attached to lid with rawhide thong.Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff or quid box, accession number 2-3872, described as Snuff or quid box. Small wooden box cased in brass, with bottom and cover of bone or ivory. Birdbone snuff tube attached to lid with rawhide thong.

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