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1938.31.34

Snuff box of animal skin in form of an ox, made from moulded skin membranes and blood. The surface has a spiky texture, perhaps to emulate ox hide. [JC [OPS move] 19/07/2016]

1938.31.34

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Collection type
Object
Description
Snuff box of animal skin in form of an ox, made from moulded skin membranes and blood. The surface has a spiky texture, perhaps to emulate ox hide. [JC [OPS move] 19/07/2016]
Person
Field collector Unknown Collector
PRM source James Thomas Hooper
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1938
Date collected
By 1938
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1938
Materials and processes
Material Blood, Material Animal Membrane, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Length: max 145 mm, Width: max 85 mm, Height: max 95 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.31.34

Search terms: Narcotic, Box, Figure, Vessel, Snuff Accessory, Animal Figure

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