Leather Covered Bottle

Sierra Leone National Museum
Freetown, Sierra Leone

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.

Details

Title: Leather Covered Bottle
Location Created: Sierra Leone
Type: Containers, vessels
Original Source: Sierra Leone Heritage
Medium: Feather, fur, hair, horn, Glass, Leather, animal skin, Vegetable, organic fibre
Culture group: Mandingo
Accession number: SLNM.1964.29.01

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