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Tobacco tin

The following was noted in the museum's main catalogue when this object was received: "Cylindrical box, wood. Lid and base lined with copper wire spirals and pearls Cf. III E 10871-74 H. 17,8 D. 3.5 cm. Masai".

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Massai
Object type
Tobacco tin
Dimensions
Height: 18 cm
Width: 5 cm
Depth: 6,5 cm
Weight: 0,138 kg
Material/Technique
Bamboo, Glass, Iron, Leather , Brass, Copper
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
III E 13595

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Tanzania
    who
    Massai
  • Collecting
    who
    Glauning, Hans - Collectors
    Kaiserliches Gouvernement für Kamerun - Former Possessors
  • Change of legal title:
    Acquisition
    Description
    Purchase / Estate of the Imperial Government for Cameroon 1910
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    Africa

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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