G-77 Snuff box
Object Type
Snuff box
Object Number
JL-G-77
Artist
Unknown
Date produced
Unknown
Attribution/location
Southern Tanzania/Malawi
Medium/materials
Bamboo, Gourd, Pigment, Pokerwork, String
Dimensions (cms)
32.3 x 3.3 x 3.3
Description

Bamboo snuff containers. Two lengths of bamboo, with gourd stoppers, linked by soft string. The bases have been plugged with a node cut flush. One box is covered with elaborately incised decoration in black, the other is almost plain except for some pokerwork marking and incised rings.

Provenance
Unknown
Additional information
Classification
Snuff box
Digital rights
Brenthurst Library
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