Cow's horn snuff container with cowhide lid on string of red, blue, yellow and orange beads. Hole at bottom of container stopped up with cow's horn. Snuff container and mid of string of beads. used by elders only - this one was given to owner by his father when he became older and his wife decorated it with beads threaded on cow's neck ligament. It is made of cow's horn and the lid of cowhide the hole at the bottom has been stopped up with cow's horn.
snuff container
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