Leather Tool
This is one of five wooden tools, used for polishing and decorating leather. Many tooled leather items from Sierra Leone have come to be known as Mandingo leatherwork , referring to a type of leatherwork associated with Muslin elites. This example has a rounded end.
Further Information
- Type: Tools, implements
- Object: Leather Tool
- Materials: Wood
- Culture Group: Mandingo
- Dimensions: Unknown
- Production Date: Pre 1969
- Associated Places: Ruare Village, Massanasi Town (Place collected)
- Associated People: Mr. Abu Sesay, Freetown (Trader); Karanke Jaila (Previous owner)
- Museum: Sierra Leone National Museum
- Accession Number: SLNM.1969.03.01B
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