Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn / Artist Unknown, China

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Accession Number: 1980/2.74
Title: Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Medium and Support: ivory
Object Creation Date: circa 1890-1930
Object Creation Place: Asia (continent); China (nation)
Creation Place 1: Asia (continent)
Creation Place 2: China (nation)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. Robert W. Coggan
Period: China, late Qing Period to Modern China (ca 1870-ca 1930)
Dimensions: 11 cm x 3.8 cm x 2.2 cm (4 5/16 in. x 1 1/2 in. x 7/8 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Decorative Arts
Primary Object Type: snuff bottle
Primary Keywords: insects; ivory; snuff bottle; vegetable
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; arthropods; bone; bone by form; combination inorganic/organic animal material; combination inorganic/organic material; containers; containers by function or context; containers for personal use; containers for smoking and tobacco use; dentin; descriptors; food; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; objects we use; tooth and tooth components; tooth components
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 189 x 480
File Size: 11 KB
Record: 1980/2.74
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Full citation: "Ivory snuff bottle in the shape of corn; Artist Unknown, China." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-1980-sl-2.74/1980_2.74.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 19, 2024.