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- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- ivory
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0179
- Description
- A carved ivory cigarette holder featuring the figure of a demon with a monkey-like face. The demon’s eyes have painted black pupils. The holder has a hole at the top of the stem, rather than through the centre at the end, to allow smoke to pass into the mouth.
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- Title
- Cigarette Holder
- Date
- 1900 – 1935
- Material
- ivory
- Dimensions
- 1.3 x 1.3 x 7.6 cm
- Description
- A carved ivory cigarette holder featuring the figure of a demon with a monkey-like face. The demon’s eyes have painted black pupils. The holder has a hole at the top of the stem, rather than through the centre at the end, to allow smoke to pass into the mouth.
- Subject
- smoking
- ceremonial
- religious
- Credit
- Gift of Pearl Evelyn Moore, Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0179
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