. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. cMr-i—r—I Fig. 23. Zulu snuff-box (Type lb), Zululand, late nineteenth century, SAM-6738. Figure 24 shows a fluted snuff"-box with elongated neck. The term isigqobhela suggests that it may have been worn in the ear-lobe, which would account for the shape of the neck, but the loop on the base and the proportions of the snuff-box indicate that it probably hung on a cord from the neck or CM I—1—I—I—I—r Fig. 24. Zulu snuff-box (Type lb), Ingwavuma, 1936, SAM-8818. c. Bulb-shaped snuff-boxes
. Annals of the South African Museum = Annale van die Suid-Afrikaanse Museum. Natural history. cMr-i—r—I Fig. 23. Zulu snuff-box (Type lb), Zululand, late nineteenth century, SAM-6738. Figure 24 shows a fluted snuff"-box with elongated neck. The term isigqobhela suggests that it may have been worn in the ear-lobe, which would account for the shape of the neck, but the loop on the base and the proportions of the snuff-box indicate that it probably hung on a cord from the neck or CM I—1—I—I—I—r Fig. 24. Zulu snuff-box (Type lb), Ingwavuma, 1936, SAM-8818. c. Bulb-shaped snuff-boxes Figure 25A shows a good example of a bulb-shaped vessel standing on three short legs and decorated with carved designs very similar to the charac-. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original South African Museum. Cape Town : The Museum
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