snuff bottle

General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 3.380
General view of whole of Horniman Museum object no 3.380

Small waisted gourd snuff bottle decorated with horizontal bands of dark blue, yellow, red and white beads at the base. There are strings of red and yellow beads attaching the base to the top of the bottle, and a circular stopper decorated by blue and red beads and attached by a string of dark blue beads. There is also a handle of pink and blue beads with two additional tassels.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
3.380
Date
late 19th century or early 20th century
PLACE
CULTURE
South Sotho; Zulu
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 300 mm; overall: 87 mm x 49 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
gourd; beads; thread
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
On display: Horniman Museum > World Gallery > Africa > South Africa - prestige
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