Decorated lid made from animal hide. The top of the lid is incised with linear and triangular design. There is a plain painted band around the rim. There is a loose suspension loop held in place by the lid. For the corresponding vessel see 1914.7.4.1.

Collection type: Object
Description: Decorated lid made from animal hide. The top of the lid is incised with linear and triangular design. There is a plain painted band around the rim. There is a loose suspension loop held in place by the lid. For the corresponding vessel see 1914.7.4.1.
Geographical reference: Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Person: Field collector Henry Noel Kempthorne; PRM source Laura Metford Badcock
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1902
Date collected: By 1914
Acquisition information: Donated: 1914
Materials and processes: Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Moulded, Process Incised, Process Painted
Dimensions: Diameter: max 78 mm, Height: max 39 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1914.7.4.2

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