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Aug 25, 2010
Snuff Container
Snuff Container
1800s–1900s
Gourd and copper alloy
Overall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 2010.200
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The snuff and tobacco held in this container were believed to enable communication between humans and ancestors.
Description
The shape and material of gourd snuff containers—like a woman’s womb, the gourd contains and nurtures the seed—suggest they were made for female users and allude to procreation and fecundity.
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