Annals of the South African MuseumThe Museum, 1988 - Natural history |
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Page 719
p . 306 Thembu : snuff - spoon ' After some time , the women . . . begged a pinch , or rather some spoonfuls of snuff , for they are not satisfied with a pinch , but with a little wooden spoon fill their nostrils with it till their eyes ...
p . 306 Thembu : snuff - spoon ' After some time , the women . . . begged a pinch , or rather some spoonfuls of snuff , for they are not satisfied with a pinch , but with a little wooden spoon fill their nostrils with it till their eyes ...
Page 720
... snuff - box , for which purpose they are generally used . ' c . 1831-2 Smith pp . 106-107 P. 106 Mpondo : snuff - boxes , snuff - spoons Mpondo : snuff - box , snuff - spoon ' They sometimes suspend snuff - boxes to the tresses of hair ...
... snuff - box , for which purpose they are generally used . ' c . 1831-2 Smith pp . 106-107 P. 106 Mpondo : snuff - boxes , snuff - spoons Mpondo : snuff - box , snuff - spoon ' They sometimes suspend snuff - boxes to the tresses of hair ...
Page 756
The method of taking snuff is to pour a little from the snuff - box into the palm of one hand , and by means of a small spoon ( see below ) apply it to each previously cleaned nostril in turn , until much sneezing and watering of the ...
The method of taking snuff is to pour a little from the snuff - box into the palm of one hand , and by means of a small spoon ( see below ) apply it to each previously cleaned nostril in turn , until much sneezing and watering of the ...
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