General
General
Object Auto ID
21494
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_27714
Common Name
snuff box
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Small bottle0shapes gourd that is completely sheathed in beadwork. It has various diamond shaped designs and a short fringe at the lower end of the beaded skirt. Its small plug has a beaded top and looped strings of beads as a handle. There are 4 strings of beads attached to the body of the box as handles.

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Technique Types
Beadwork
Colours
White
Yellow
Pink
Red
Green
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
19th to early 20th century
Production Place
Unknown
Place of Use
Unknown
Collector Comment
Udo Horstman
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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