tobacco box; pipe container

Dark wooden oval tobacco box with bands of carved patterns around top and bottom and around sides of lid. Holes all the way through on either side through which string attaches lid to box, and to toggle and pipe holder. Holder is a dark wooden case, straight and thin with one end curved slightly upwards. This end has a large central hole in it, the other end has two holes in it with string through them, tying the holder to a bone toggle and some metal apparatus. The holder is decorated with carved designs.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn11422
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 490 mm x 123 mm x 61 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
wood; plant fibre; antler; metal
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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