Snuff container

Museum number:
5-13283
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21050013283
Accession number:
Acc.3321
Description:
snuff bottle w/ cover; (a) container of cape buffalo horn w/ central band w/ rectangles in relief; h. 6.3 cm.; metal chain attaches container to cover (b) of leather faced w/ varicolored glass seed beads; diam. 4.2 cm.
Donor:
Harold B. Van Maren and Mrs. Harold B. Van Maren
Collection place:
Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Masai
Culture or time period:
Maasai people
Collection date:
unknown
Materials:
Glass (material), Horn (animal material), Leather, and Metal
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Context of use:
Snuff bottle
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
b— diameter 4.2 centimeters and a— height 6.3 centimeters
Loans:
S1984-1985 #19: Merritt College (November 7, 1984–April 22, 1985)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 3 titled Snuff container, accession number 5-13283, described as snuff bottle w/ cover; (a) container of cape buffalo horn w/ central band w/ rectangles in relief; h. 6.3 cm.; metal chain attaches container to cover (b) of leather faced w/ varicolored glass seed beads; diam. 4.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 3 titled Snuff container, accession number 5-13283, described as snuff bottle w/ cover; (a) container of cape buffalo horn w/ central band w/ rectangles in relief; h. 6.3 cm.; metal chain attaches container to cover (b) of leather faced w/ varicolored glass seed beads; diam. 4.2 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 3 titled Snuff container, accession number 5-13283, described as snuff bottle w/ cover; (a) container of cape buffalo horn w/ central band w/ rectangles in relief; h. 6.3 cm.; metal chain attaches container to cover (b) of leather faced w/ varicolored glass seed beads; diam. 4.2 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-13283, described as snuff bottle w/ cover; (a) container of cape buffalo horn w/ central band w/ rectangles in relief; h. 6.3 cm.; metal chain attaches container to cover (b) of leather faced w/ varicolored glass seed beads; diam. 4.2 cm.

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