snuff bottle, snuff box, bala khu
Record status
Individual type · partial
snuff bottle, snuff box, bala khu is held by Museum of Ethnography. Museum description: Snuff bottle (Bala khu) of yellow calabash with carved ornaments. A paper plug is used as a stopper.
(Orig. cat. no V. 89.78) Peshawar; 1887.08.6707; The Storehouse - An Ethnographic Treasury; The Storehouse - B; B22; Pakistan The museum record gives material recorded as carved; calabash; calabash; measurements Diameter 6 cm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- ristat; kalebass; calabash
- Dimensions
- Diameter 6 cm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /91619/SMVK_EM_objekt_1856721
- Museum object name
- snuff bottle, snuff box, bala khu
- Holding institution
- Museum of Ethnography
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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