Snuff stick
date: label: Date
content: 1890s-1900s
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified
notes: label: Caption
content: According to donor notes, this snuff stick reportedly belonged to Ezzie Brown, a descendant of enslaved persons on Saint Simons Island off the coast of Georgia.
label: Description
content: A small snuff stick consisting of a piece of twig with one frayed end that appears chewed or pounded.
place: label: Place collected
content: Glynn County, Georgia, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Slavery
label: Topic
content: Tobacco
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Slavery and Freedom Objects
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Oprah Winfrey
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2014.312.234.4
objectType: label: Type
content: snuff spoons
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: wood
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 3 1/2 × 3/16 × 1/8 in. (8.9 × 0.5 × 0.3 cm)