Snuff Container

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Culture Kamba

Title Snuff Container

Date 20th century

Medium Wood, horn, aluminum, and and brass

Dimensions Object: 4 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (11.4 × 4.1 × 3.2 cm)
Overall: 4 1/2 × 1 5/8 × 1 1/4 in. (11.4 × 4.1 × 3.2 cm)

Credit Line Museum purchase with funds from the Raymond and Laura Wielgus fund and with generous support from the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President, Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University

Accession Number 2014.179

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Tobacco was introduced to Africa through trade, as early as the 16th century, eventually becoming an important crop in parts of eastern Africa. Among the Kamba both men and women carried snuff containers, though a high-ranking male elder carried this example.

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"Snuff Container | Collections Online." Collections Online. Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art, Indiana University, 2025. https://artmuseum.indiana.edu/collections-online/browse/object.php?number=2014.179