Rounded metal container with raised floral designs. A small circular metal ring attached to the top.
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Unknown Maker, Malaysian

Tobacco Box

Maker

Unknown Maker, Malaysian

Culture

Malaysian, or, Sumatran

Title

Tobacco Box

Year

1800s-1900s

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Geography

Origin: Malaysia

Dimensions

3.8 x 5.4 x 11.4 cm (1 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of Miss Elizabeth T. Casey

Object Number

1988.102.2

Type

Exhibition History

Trading Earth
Ceramics, Commodities, and Commerce
Apr 09, 2022 – Aug 03, 2025

Label copy

Tobacco has been an important commodity for thousands of years, its uses ranging from medicinal and mood-altering to recreational and ceremonial. Containers for storing tobacco include silver boxes, ceramic cigar humidors, and Native American leather pouches adorned with European trade beads and jingle cones cut from tin snuff cans.

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Tombstone

Unknown Maker, Malaysian
Tobacco Box, 1800s-1900s
Silver
3.8 x 5.4 x 11.4 cm (1 1/2 x 2 1/8 x 4 1/2 inches)
Gift of Miss Elizabeth T. Casey 1988.102.2

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