E0178: Inuit- Snuff Mortar

Ethnographic

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Identifier:

E0178

Classification Category:

3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear

Marks/Labels:

TAG: "Esquimaux snuff box. From Nome Alaska."

Materials:

botanical ➔ wood
metal

Dimensions:

18 cm L
0.5 cm W
5 cm H

Provenance of Object:

This object was held in the museum that Luther College started in 1877. This museum eventually grew into the Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum, and following this, non-Norwegian American ethnographic objects were returned to Luther and accessioned into the college’s Anthropology Collection. Without additional documentation, was likely obtained by the Luther College Museum (later the Norwegian-American Museum) between the late 19th century and early 20th century.

Source Locality:

Nome, Alaska, USA

Acquisition Date:

1903

Description:

Snuff mortar carved from a single piece of wood. This mortar was used for grinding leaves of tobacco.

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