Snuffbox

Object/Artifact

-

St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Snuffbox

Entry/Object ID

143/5844

Description

CARVED IN THE SHAPE OF A BIRDS HEAD, IS HOLLOW TO HOLD THE SNUFF, MOUTH OPENS FOR ACCESS, ZOO HEAD/BIRD'S SHAPE/INGENIOUSLY MADE/VERY RARE/OLD

Collection

NATIVE AMERICAN

Made/Created

Place

Continent

North America

Ethnography

Cultural Region

State/Province

Alaska

Culture/Tribe

Tlingit
Native American, First Nation

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Snuffbox

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Snuff

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Smoking & Recreational Drug Equipment

Nomenclature Class

Personal Gear

Nomenclature Category

Category 03: Personal Objects

Parts

Count

1

Material

Wood

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

W H CASE PHOTO #4N, ITEM #4, ID 143/347 HLG LEDGER VOL. 1, pg. 76G, 79D, INVOICE 3/14/1913