General
General
Object Auto ID
21487
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27707
Common Name
snuff box
Local Name
xifukwana?
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Round bottle-shaped snuff box with fluted neck and symmetrical horizontal grooves around the body in two bands - the bottom band smaller than the top that extends across approximately half of the body. The stopper has a long shaft and ends in a flat diamond- shaped finial with 4 circular engraved designs with holes in their centres on each face and two each on the 4 narrow edges.

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Owner
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Material Types
Wood
Technique Types
Carving
Colours
Brown
Measurement Type Unit Value
Dimension Comments
10,5 x 3,5 x 3
History
Object Age Comment
19th to early 20th century
Cultural Association
Tsonga
Collector Comment
Udo Horstman
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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