Leather Covered Bottle

A glass bottle, encased in leatherwork and woven fibre, and with a leather covered stopper. This style of woven and tooled leatherwork resembles so-called Mandingo leatherwork , predominating among Muslim elites.

Further Information

• Type: Containers, vessels
• Object: Leather Covered Bottle
• Materials: Feather, fur, hair, horn, Glass, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
• Culture Group: Mandingo
• Dimensions: Unknown
• Production Date: Pre 1964
• Associated Places: Gbense Chiefdom, Kono District (Place collected)
• Associated People: Paramount Chief Kama Kiende
• Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
• Accession Number: SLNM.1964.29.01

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