Small globular container made of vellum with two loop handles and a third on stopper

Made:
1880-1930 in Nigeria
maker:
Tandu people
Small globular container made of vellum with two loop handles

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Small globular container made of vellum with two loop handles
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Small globular container made of vellum with two loop handles and a third on stopper, decorated, with cut strips of leather, probably for holding kohl, described as Tandu, from North Nigeria, 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A12058
Materials:
vellum
type:
container
credit:
Wellcome Trust (Purchased from Stevens)