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1922.23.37

Membrane flask around clay core, decorated at the base with two strips of animal hide. [ZM 3/8/2005]

1922.23.37

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Collection type
Object
Description
Membrane flask around clay core, decorated at the base with two strips of animal hide. [ZM 3/8/2005]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Kano
Cultural groups
Hausa
Person
Field collector Charles Kingsley Meek
PRM source Charles Kingsley Meek
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
By 1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1922
Materials and processes
Material Clay, Material Animal Membrane, Material Animal Hide Skin, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Height: max 68 mm, Diameter: max 19 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1922.23.37

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