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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