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

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]

Rights

© The Powell-Cotton Trust