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1961.3.1B

Goat skin water bag. [ASh [OPS move] 31/5/2017]

1961.3.1B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Goat skin water bag. [ASh [OPS move] 31/5/2017]
Long description
Goat skin water bag. Consists of entire skin with hair left on, tied at neck & legs & tail. With fibre & cloth rope attached to form a handle. [ASh [OPS move] 31/5/2017]
Geographical reference
Mauritania
Africa > Western Africa > Mauritania
Adrar
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1960
Date collected
By 1960
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1961
Materials and processes
Material Goat Skin Animal, Material Textile, Material Plant Fibre, Material Rope, Process Tied, Process Woven, Process Twisted
Dimensions
Depth: max 105 mm, Width: max 535 mm, Length: max 495 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1961.3.1B

Search terms: Animalia, Bag, Food and Drink, Animal Part, Food

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