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Snuff container
Snuff container
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista

Snuff container

Maker Zimbabwean Artist
Date20th Century
(not assigned)Zimbabwe, Africa
MediumBrass and copper wire, gourd
Dimensions3 1/8 × 3 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (7.9 × 8.3 × 5.7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds from the Ruth P. Phillips Art Acquisition Endowment and an anonymous donor
Object number2017.12.1
Collections
Visual DescriptionDark brown globular hollow gourd with removable lid, embellished with wire forming crescent shapes, and concentric rings encircling the top.
Dark brown, globular hollow gourd with removable lid, embellished with wire forming foliate shapes and ring around the stopper on top.
Snuff container
Zimbabwean Artist
20th Century
Mottled orange and brown globular hollow gourd with removable lid, embellished with wire forming lozenge and quatrefoil shapes; hole on top, Stopper is missing.
Snuff container
Zimbabwean Artist
20th Century
Disks and strips made of bottle tops connected with thin copper wire; predominately gold and red
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El Anatsui
2003
Polychrome glass beadwork and wire ellipse, supporting a pendant of a green beaded ring and large white bead, and crescent shaped silver metal (aluminum?)
Pair of Beaded Ear Loops (imuna)
Maasai Artist
c. 1974
Various shaped copper and zinc printmaking plates. The pieces include crescents, rings, small circles, a large undulating outline, a solid piece with circular cutouts, a symmetrical winged form, and two elongated, arm shapes at the bottom.
plates for The Anatomies of the Star Spangled Man: Seeker of Dreams
Kenneth A. Kerslake
1968
An open, two-piece reddish-brown container. On the left is a smooth, domed lid with a stitched wooden rim. On the right is a matching bowl featuring a wide, dark wooden band stitched around its top opening.
Calabash Container
Senufo Artist
20th century
Small tubular gourd wider at top, narrowing as it curves around to app. 1/4" diam. At opening plaited fiber wraps around gourd and attached to plaited string handle.
Penis gourd
New Guinean
last half 20th century
abstract form, cylindrical neck beneath a concave oval head, triangular nose and large domed eyes, diagonal rows of flat brass sheets and a cruciform of copper and brass cover the face, a crescent shape arches over the crown
Reliquary Figure (mbulu)
Kota
early 20th century
Staff with shaft wrapped in strips of copper, with twisted strands forming core of handle; round cage on top and ovoid cage on handle, ending in spear blade.
Titled Man's Staff (alo)
Igbo Artist
1969
Wood shaft with spherical knob on end. Shaft is wrapped in fine wire in six sections, braiding in copper or brass wire in second section.
Prestige Staff
Swazi Artist
20th century
Stylized human figure with large, flat head, neck rings, outstretched arms, blackened surface, ending in a round base. The figure has small round earrings and two strings of light green beads around the neck.
Fertility Figure (akua'ba)
Asante Artist
undated
Copper printmaking plates cut into various shapes. A large central plate outlines a torso and legs, with separate arm plates on either side. Surrounding pieces include a domed shape, a star cutout, rings, and other geometric forms.
plates for The Anatomies of the Star Spangled Man: Star Spangled Man
Kenneth A. Kerslake
1967

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