This snuff container made from horn and leather is used to store tobacco snuff. It is shaped with a small sharpened knife. The cowhide is used to wrap both ends, one acts as a lid and the other prevents the snuff from falling.
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Title: Snuff
Location: Kenya
Type: Snuff container
Rights: National Museums of Kenya
Medium: Horn
Photographer: GibsPhotography
Local Name: Local ngeren
Collection Date: 1978-04-08
Collected By: S.somjee and J.Kazajam
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