Wooden snuff box part of a snuff container with stopper and chain. The box is cylindrical with sloping sides which narrow towards the neck. The surface of the wood is decorated with two bands of incised lines which form a chevrons design either side of a plain light brown bands. The neck is made of carved and polished bone. the base is capped with a white metal disc which has a cylindrical extension with a flattened top. For the wooden stopper attached with chains see 1967.19.14 .2. [CW [OPS Move] 28/9/2016]

Collection type: Object
Description: Wooden snuff box part of a snuff container with stopper and chain. The box is cylindrical with sloping sides which narrow towards the neck. The surface of the wood is decorated with two bands of incised lines which form a chevrons design either side of a plain light brown bands. The neck is made of carved and polished bone. the base is capped with a white metal disc which has a cylindrical extension with a flattened top. For the wooden stopper attached with chains see 1967.19.14 .2. [CW [OPS Move] 28/9/2016]
Geographical reference: Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Cultural groups: Kamba
Person: Field collector Edward Battiscombe; PRM source Edward Battiscombe
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1925
Date collected: circa 1904-1925
Acquisition information: Donated: 1967
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Bone, Material Metal, Process Incised
Dimensions: Height: max 166 mm total, Diameter: max 30 mm total, Height: max 145 mm, Diameter: max 30 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1967.19.14.1

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