ear-ornament;
snuff-box
- Museum number
- Af.3369
- Description
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Snuff-container/ear-ornament made out of hollow reed, incised with zig-zag motif and a representation of a bird and a quadruped.
- Production date
- 1867 (or shortly before)
- Dimensions
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Height: 9.80 centimetres
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Width: 1.70 centimetres
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Depth: 1.70 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Slip reads: "Presented by Bishop Colenso"; cf Af.3327, a gift made in 1867.
- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- Split along the length in five places and other shorter splits. Stoppers not present.
- Acquisition date
- 1867
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af.3369
- Additional IDs
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CDMS number: Af186?C1.3369 (old CDMS no.)