Unknown African
Lidded Tobacco Vessel

Lidded Tobacco Vessel

Public Domain

Lidded Tobacco Vessel
Artist
CultureNguni peoples
Titles
  • Lidded Tobacco Vessel
Datelate 19th century
Made inSouth Africa
MediumWood
Dimensions19 × 8 3/4 × 8 1/4 in. (48.3 × 22.2 × 21 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2016.47.A,.B
Not on view

Explore Further

Department
African Art
Object Type
ProvenanceProbably private collection, United Kingdom; [...]; Norman Hurst, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Kevin Conru, Brussels, by 2002; Anna Conru, Brussels; Jacaranda Tribal, New York, 2015; purchased by MFAH, 2016.

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

Lidded Box for Tukula (a fragrant red camwood powder)
Unknown African
Lidded Box for Tukula (a fragrant red camwood powder)
1900–1925
Wood and traces of tukula
91.1450.A,.B
Image Not Available for Face Mask
Unknown African
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood, kaolin, and black pigment
91.1543
Face Mask
Unknown African
Face Mask
1850–1970
Wood
91.1539
Helmet Mask
Unknown African
Helmet Mask
1850–1970
Wood, kaolin, black and red pigments
91.1538
Gong Striker with Jackal Head
Unknown African
Gong Striker with Jackal Head
1900–1935
Wood and nail
91.1488
Mvwala (Staff) Finial
Unknown African
Mvwala (Staff) Finial
19th century
Wood
2022.15
Ladder
Unknown African
Ladder
1850–1950
Wood
98.239
Box
Unknown African
Box
1900–1970
Wood, copper, brass, steel
97.753.A,.B
Sword handle of a hand holding a snake
Unknown African
Sword handle of a hand holding a snake
1845–1855
Wood and gold leaf
97.1276
Dance implement
Unknown African
Dance implement
1900–1930
Wood, gold leaf, and animal hair
97.871
Collared Vessel
Michael Peterson
Collared Vessel
1991
Grass tree wood
2008.463
Scribe's Box
Unknown North African, Middle Eastern, and Near Eastern
Scribe's Box
late 15th century
Wood; inlaid with bone and metal; pigments
2010.224