Snuff box, wood, copper wire at tip, white metal top, leather thong, spoon
Item
Title
Snuff box, wood, copper wire at tip, white metal top, leather thong, spoon
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Ornament
Description
The snuff box belonged to an 'old man.' It was called an ofégna. The above is according to the Duplicate Memorandum Book.
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c. 1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Wood
Copper
White Metal
Leather
Identifier
ETH.ANG2.1235
1326 (Old Number)
Source
1936
Diana and Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Duplicate Memorandum Book with pencil writing 'Angola 1936' on cover - p. 36
Diana and Antoinette Powell-Cotton
Duplicate Memorandum Book with pencil writing 'Angola 1936' on cover - p. 36
Space/Place
Africa
Angola
The village of Kubelai, modern-day Cuvelai. Between Cassinga and Mupa, near the River Poponde.
Cultural Group: Vahanda
[HFD 13/07/2021]
Angola
The village of Kubelai, modern-day Cuvelai. Between Cassinga and Mupa, near the River Poponde.
Cultural Group: Vahanda
[HFD 13/07/2021]
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust