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1968.20.174.2

Hide cap for quiver. See [1968.20.174 .1] for the quiver body. [BS [OPS move] 14/9/2017]

1968.20.174.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hide cap for quiver. See [1968.20.174 .1] for the quiver body. [BS [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Long description
Hide cap for quiver. Made of panels of hide stitched together. There is a flat circular know at the top with a ring of impressed dots. See [1968.20.174 .1] for the quiver body. [BS [OPS move] 14/9/2017]
Geographical reference
Kenya
Africa > Eastern Africa > Kenya
Wamunyu Location
Cultural groups
Kamba
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 Animal Hide Skin, Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Impressed, Process Covered, Process Stitched, Process Moulded
Dimensions
Diameter: max 74 mm, Height: max 54 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1968.20.174.2 Other numbers: K9

Search terms: Archery Weapon, Quiver, Lid

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