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1923.36.85.1

Skin flask. With a globular body with two handles and lid [please see 1923.36.85 .2 for lid]. The vessel is decorated with strips and triangles of hide, only traces of this remaining. [AB [OPS Move] 18/07/2016]

1923.36.85.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Skin flask. With a globular body with two handles and lid [please see 1923.36.85 .2 for lid]. The vessel is decorated with strips and triangles of hide, only traces of this remaining. [AB [OPS Move] 18/07/2016]
Geographical reference
Nigeria
Africa > Western Africa > Nigeria
Niger
Africa > Western Africa > Niger
Aïr massif
Cultural groups
Tuareg Berber
Hausa
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1922
Date collected
1922
Acquisition information
Donated: 1923
Materials and processes
Material Animal Hide Skin, Material Animal Membrane, Process Moulded, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Diameter: max 210 mm total, Height: max 217 mm total, Diameter: max 120 mm, Height: max 166 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1923.36.85.1

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