leather drawstring bag; natural leather of 3 panels decorated with stitched bands bordering a small rectangle of dark brown piping between panels. braided leather and tasseled drawstring. dark brown leather harder around top edge. Conservation: Very brittle, has been wet. muddy around part of bottom.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa, Nigeria
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Personal accessory
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 25 centimeters, diameter 18 centimeters, and width 17 centimeters