Snuff container and plug

Museum number:
5-6127a,b
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21056127a@2cb
Accession number:
Acc.2155
Description:
(a) Snuff container; globular shape; strip of fiber around neck. Height 10 cm. Diameter at base 6 cm. (b) Wrapped fiber plug. Used by men only for carrying snuff. Plug was pushed inside of container, 8/16/12, AT.
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
Function:
5.5 Stimulants, Narcotics, and Accessories
Accession date:
1966
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container and plug, accession number 5-6127a,b, described as (a) Snuff container; globular shape; strip of fiber around neck. Height 10 cm. Diameter at base 6 cm. (b) Wrapped fiber plug. Used by men only for carrying snuff. Plug was pushed inside of container, 8/16/12, AT.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Snuff container and plug, accession number 5-6127a,b, described as (a) Snuff container; globular shape; strip of fiber around neck. Height 10 cm. Diameter at base 6 cm. (b) Wrapped fiber plug. Used by men only for carrying snuff. Plug was pushed inside of container, 8/16/12, AT.

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