Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and third on stopper

Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and

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Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and
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© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum

Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and
Science Museum Group Collection
© The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum, London

Small globular container made of vellum with 2 loop handles and third on stopper, decorated with cut strips of leather, probably for holding khol, described as Tandu, from North Nigeria, Africa 1880-1930

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A651042
Materials:
vellum
Measurements:
height 112 mm
with handles: width 92 mm
body: diameter 76 mm
type:
container