Cowrie shell snuff box

Made:
1851-1900
Cowrie shell snuff box

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Cowrie shell snuff box
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Cowrie shell snuff box, flat base with brass mount and hinged lid, European, 1851-1900

Details

Category:
Smoking
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A181381
Materials:
cowrie and brass
type:
snuff boxes
credit:
Foster