Snuff-Bottle
Snuff-Bottle
Object name: Snuff-Bottle
Date: 1830-1845
Dimensions:
83 x 47 mm
Medium: Gourd
Object number: C02132
DescriptionZulu snuff-bottle or container of a small reddish-brown double lobed gourd. The body of the gourd is decorated with a scorched chequered pattern of black squares, alternating with natural coloured ones. There is a small hole at the top where a stopper would have been. The lobes are of a similar size with the top one more elongated than the base. African subcontinent.
Culture: Zulu, Africa