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1965.5.57.1B

Hide bottle [ .1] with lid [ .2], decorated with strips of black, brown and white fur, containing metal rod [ .3]. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 08/09/2010]

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1965.5.57.1B

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hide bottle [ .1] with lid [ .2], decorated with strips of black, brown and white fur, containing metal rod [ .3]. [El.B DDF Body Arts Project 2010/2011 08/09/2010]
Geographical reference
Ghana
Africa > Western Africa > Ghana
Northern Ghana Salaga
Person
Field collector Anna Craven
PRM source Anna Craven
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1965
Date collected
By 1965
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1965
Materials and processes
Material Animal Rawhide Skin, Material Metal, Material Animal Fur Skin, Process Moulded, Process Forged (Metal), Process Glued
Dimensions
Length: max 53 mm, Length: max 32 mm, Length: max 56 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1965.5.57.1B Accession number: 1965.5.57.2B Accession number: 1965.5.57.3B

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