Zoomorphic Snuff or Tobacco Box

Eskimo peoples, Alaska, United States, d. 19th c.

Carved wood

4.25” l x 2” w x 1.5” h (3.18 x 5.08 x 3.81 cm)

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A finely designed wooden snuff or tobacco box. The box represents a swimming whale, with the lid depicting a seal. Beautiful abstraction. For a similar example, vide FAMSF (2019).

REFERENCES

“Quid Box / Tobacco Box / Snuff Box.” Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, May 10,

2019. https://art.famsf.org/quid-box-tobacco-box-snuff-box-20072184.