Cylindrical bone (?) tobacco box
Description
- Artist | Manufacturer:
- Unknown maker
- Title:
- Cylindrical bone (?) tobacco box
- Date:
- around 18xx (?) | 19th century
- Inventory Number:
- 1898-013/105
- Collection:
- Arts and Crafts Collections non-européennes
- Domain:
- Afrique Arts and Crafts
- Designation:
- Snuffbox
- Iconography:
- Geometric form ornament
- Material | Technique:
- Bone
- Description:
- Decorated with geometric designs; the lid is missing. - Descriptive inventory by Nicolas Van Werveke of the Spring ethnographic collection. N.B.: this is a faithful transcription of Van Werveke's inventory, the terms used in 1898 have not been modified, even those whose use is considered critical in 2023.
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- Copyright:
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Work: Public Domain
Image(s): In Copyright
Metadata: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
- Photographer:
- Patrick Quinteira
