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Snuff Spoon/ Hair Ornament
Unknown19th century
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Pair with tops shaped like hollowed cashew nuts, and engraved. Condition: good. Piece broken off top of "b."
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Details
- Title: Snuff Spoon/ Hair Ornament
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 19th century
- Location Created: KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
- Type: Accessory
- Rights: Museum Expedition 1922, Robert B. Woodward Memorial Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/141916/Snuff_Spoon_Hair_Ornament
- Medium: Bone or ivory
- Dimensions: 5 7/8 x 13/16 in. (14.9 x 2.1 cm)
- Culture: Nguni
- Collection: Arts of Africa
- Accession number: 22.1068a
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