Snuff container with plug

Museum number:
5-6125a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21056125a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
(a) Snuff container; elongate globular shape; “mukutu” tree wood and cow horn. Height 10 cm. Diameter at base 4 cm. (b) Wood plus. Used by men only for carrying snuff.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Africa; Kenya; Ukambani; Kamba
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Snuff containers
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container with plug, accession number 5-6125a,b, described as (a) Snuff container; elongate globular shape; “mukutu” tree wood and cow horn. Height 10 cm. Diameter at base 4 cm. (b) Wood plus. Used by men only for carrying snuff.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container with plug, accession number 5-6125a,b, described as (a) Snuff container; elongate globular shape; “mukutu” tree wood and cow horn. Height 10 cm. Diameter at base 4 cm. (b) Wood plus. Used by men only for carrying snuff.

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