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1958.11.70.7

Bag made from animal skin. [ASh [OPS move] 28/4/2017]

1958.11.70.7

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bag made from animal skin. [ASh [OPS move] 28/4/2017]
Long description
Bag made from animal skin, with the hair still attached. The bag has been stitched together using plant fibre string. There is a length of coix seeds strung together onto cotton thread and sewn to the top of the pouch. This object was found in a bag that was used by a 'sorcerer' and contained numerous associated objects - see records 1958.11.70 .1 - .64 [ASh [OPS move] 28/4/2017]
Cultural groups
Zigula
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1958
Date collected
From 1951-1958
Acquisition information
Donated: 1958
Materials and processes
Material Animal Skin, Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Plant Fibre, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Textile Plant, Process Stitched, Process Strung
Dimensions
Depth: max 30 mm, Width: max 82 mm, Length: max 293 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1958.11.70.7

Search terms: Divination Religion, Bag, Vessel, Medicine, Divination Accessory