Horn snuff flask carved from tip of horn (possibly antelope)

Made:
1880-1920
Horn snuff flask carved from tip of horn (possibly antelope)

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Horn snuff flask carved from tip of horn (possibly antelope)
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Horn snuff flask carved from tip of horn (possibly antelope) tip carved in shape of a human head, in the round, represents female figure, further detail carved in bas-relief on surface, shows two children clinging to woman's back and breast, Upper Zambesi, South Africa, 1880-1920

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A34681
Materials:
antelopes, ? material and base, wood
Measurements:
overall: 116 mm x 50 mm x 53 mm,
type:
snuff flasks
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)