Hide kohl container with wooden applicator

Hide kohl container soft cushion like body with tubular leather

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Hide kohl container soft cushion like body with tubular leather
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Hide kohl container soft cushion like body with tubular leather neck, wooden applicator inserted in side pocket, West Africa(?), 1870-1910

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Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A300140
Materials:
hide, leather and applicator, wood
Measurements:
with stopper: height 145 mm
length 98 mm
width 33 mm
applicator: length 125 mm
applicator, handle: width 11 mm
type:
kohl containers