mtwigo

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Snuff box

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Tobacco box ('mtwigo') made of wood, carved and partly covered with tin foil [dimensions], newly made by a Wanyamwesi-Fundi.".

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Cultural attribution
Wanyamwezi (Nyamwezi)
Object type
Snuff box
Dimensions
Höhe x Breite x Tiefe: 10,5 x 5 x 5 cm
Gewicht: < 0,1 kg
Material/Technique
Wood, Tin, Wool
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 5204

Provenance and sources

where
Tanzania [Land]
who
Wanyamwezi (Nyamwezi)
Wanyamwezi (Nyamwezi)

who
Glauning, Hans - Collectors

Description
Donation 1897

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