General
General
Object Auto ID
22227
Alternate Codes
objectautoid_sahrisv1_28471
Common Name
snuff container
Quantity
1.00
Object Description

Bottle shaped gourd completely sheathed in beadwork in a checkerboard design. It has a round stopper covered in beads and strings of beads attached to its waist that hang down and have bifurcated ends.

Related Object(s)
Johannesburg Art Gallery Collection
Current Owner/Responsible Custodian
Johannesburg Art Gallery (JAG)
Description
Technique Types
Beadwork
Colours
Pink
White
Brown
Measurement Type Unit Value
History
Object Age Comment
late 19th/early 20th century
Place of Use
Eastern Cape
Collector Comment
Michael Graham-Stewart
Date Retrieved Reference Types Citation
Site Association
x y z
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