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

Snuff container

Maker Zimbabwean Artist
Date20th Century
Place of originZimbabwe, Africa
MediumBrass and copper wire, gourd
Dimensions2 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 2 3/4 in. (7 × 7 × 7 cm)
ClassificationsFurnishings and Equipment
Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds from the Ruth P. Phillips Art Acquisition Endowment and an anonymous donor
Object number2017.12.2
Collections
Visual DescriptionMottled orange and brown globular hollow gourd with removable lid, embellished with wire forming lozenge and quatrefoil shapes; hole on top, Stopper is missing.
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
Snuff container
Snuff container
Zimbabwean Artist
20th Century
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