Leather Covered Tin

A circular tin, covered with red leather, and decorated with inlayed geometric bands of woven black, red, and undyed, fibres. This example is typical of Muslim Sierra Leonean leatherwork in the provinces, commonly known as Mandingo.

Further Information

• Type: Containers, vessels
• Object: Leather Covered Tin
• Materials: Leather, animal skin, Metal, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Mandingo
• Dimensions: 70mm [D] x 80mm [H]
• Production Date: Pre 1992
• Associated Places: Freetown
• Associated People: L. Bailey
• Museum: British Museum
• Accession Number: BM:Af.1992.8.3.a.b

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