Snuff container

Museum number:
5-6126
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
33 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
snuff container (ikutu); globular shape; dark and light hardwood; height: 8 cm; diameter at base: 4 cm.
Donor:
Ronald J. Clarke and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Ukambani, Kenya
Verbatim coll. place:
Kamba
Culture or time period:
Kamba
Collector:
Ronald J. Clarke
Collection date:
1965
Materials:
Horn (animal material) (cow) and Wood (plant material) ("mukutu" tree wood)
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1966
Context of use:
Used by men only for carrying snuff.
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 8 centimeters and diameter 4 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-6126, described as snuff container (ikutu); globular shape; dark and light hardwood; height: 8 cm; diameter at base: 4 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container, accession number 5-6126, described as snuff container (ikutu); globular shape; dark and light hardwood; height: 8 cm; diameter at base: 4 cm.

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