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1968.20.226.2

Leather lid for a wooden container. For the cylindrical wooden container see [1968.20.226 .1] [RM [OPS move] 20/9/2016]

1968.20.226.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Leather lid for a wooden container. For the cylindrical wooden container see [1968.20.226 .1] [RM [OPS move] 20/9/2016]
Long description
Wooden honey container with leather carrying strap [.1] and leather lid [.2]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
South East of Mount Kenya
Cultural groups
Tharaka
Person
Field collector Jean Brown Sassoon
PRM source Jean Brown Sassoon
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1968
Date collected
1968
Acquisition information
Purchased: 1968
Materials and processes
Material Wood Plant, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Hollowed, Process Covered, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 166 mm, Height: max 51 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.226.2 Other numbers: TH25

Search terms: Vessel, Food and Drink, Transport and Travel, Lid, Carrying Device, Food Accessory