Can of Indian snuff
date: label: Accession Date
content: 25 Mar 2005
label: Collection Date
content: 10 Jul 2002
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. J. D. Rogers
label: Donor Name
content: National Museum of Natural History
notes: label: Notes
content: Tin can with lid, and snuff sealed in aluminum foil inside. Printed with green, black, red, and yellow. "N.C. super special snuff" . Depicts the maker N.C. Arya Snuff Co., Madras. The same is written on the opposite side in Mongolian. Scratched and scuffed. The metal stamped bottom reads "Maximum Price RS.4.40- Taxes Extra." According to Erdenetuya, this is good quality Indian snuff. To use the snuff, pinch it and take it directly from fingers. Women do not own snuff, but they sometimes borrow men's (Video Footage, Tape 4, 7/10/02).
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Dec 2019
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Central Province, Mongolia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Mongolian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2029642
label: USNM Number
content: E432890-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Snuff
physicalDescription: label: Diameter
content: 4.2 cm
label: Height
content: 7.2 cm