E0205A: Inuit- Snuff Box & Pipe

Ethnographic

Identifier:
E0205A
Classification Category:
3:Personal Artifacts ➞ Personal Gear
Marks/Labels:
TAG: "Snuff-box" and "Eskimo snuff box"
Materials:
botanical ➔ wood
animal ➔ bone
animal ➔ hide/skin ➔ leather
fabric ➔ cordage ➔ twine
Dimensions:
11 cm L
7 cm W
6.5 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:
Brevig Mission, Alaska, USA
Acquisition Date:
November 2 1898
Description:
Wooden snuff box. Donated by Rev. T.L. Brevig in 1898.
Related Collections
Accession: 1996.ETHN62, 1/1/96
Donated by: Unknown
(1996.ETHN62)