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1966.1.979

Goatskin bag decorated with red leather stitching and incised designs. The front legs are covered with leather and pendant strips, with the neck orifice being similarly decorated. Circular plaited carrying cord with long leather strips hanging from junction with bag. [ASh [OPS move] 24/08/2016]

1966.1.979

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Collection type
Object
Description
Goatskin bag decorated with red leather stitching and incised designs. The front legs are covered with leather and pendant strips, with the neck orifice being similarly decorated. Circular plaited carrying cord with long leather strips hanging from junction with bag. [ASh [OPS move] 24/08/2016]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Cultural groups
Hausa
Person
Field collector Carthens
Field collector Carthew
PRM source Ipswich Museum
PRM source Patricia Margaret Maclaren Butler
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1948
Date collected
By 1948
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1966
Materials and processes
Material Goat Skin Animal, Material Animal Leather Skin, Material String, Process Decorated, Process Incised, Process Stitched, Process Covered, Process Plaited
Dimensions
Width: max 390 mm, Length 1790 mm total, Length 725 mm bag
Object numbers
Accession number: 1966.1.979 Other numbers: 1948.235.11

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