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: Glass, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Mandingo
  • Dimensions: Unknown
  • Production Date: Pre 1966
  • Associated Places: Wara Klara, Yagala Chiefdom, Kabala (Place collected)
  • Associated People: Paramount Chief Gbawara II
  • Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
  • Accession Number: SLNM.1966.01.04

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