Hide piece

Museum number:
5-4329a-e
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21054329a@2de
Alternate number:
86 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.2037
Description:
Unfinished satchel (xtid gojem) of tanned goat leather (c.f. 5-4196); (a-c) sides cut to shape; (d-e) leather strips for edging; length 57.5 cm; b) 29 cm.; c) 28.5 cm.; d) 35 cm. e) 63 cm. Made by men specialists; used by men to carry objects on shoulder; xtid gojem= "unfinished sack". Collected 8/2/1964.
Donor:
Paul Hinderling and University Appropriation
Collection place:
Tchouvouk, North Region, Cameroon
Verbatim coll. place:
N. Cameroon; Tsüvok; Mafa tribe (Murdock's 13:39) and Bulabgi (Murdock 13:45)
Culture or time period:
Mafa tribe
Collector:
Paul Hinderling
Collection date:
8/2/1964
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Accession date:
1965
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hide piece, accession number 5-4329a-e, described as Unfinished satchel (xtid gojem) of tanned goat leather (c.f. 5-4196); (a-c) sides cut to shape; (d-e) leather strips for edging; length 57.5 cm; b) 29 cm.; c) 28.5 cm.; d) 35 cm. e) 63 cm. Made by men specialists; used by men to carry objects on shoulder; xtid gojem= "unfinished sack". Collected 8/2/1964.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hide piece, accession number 5-4329a-e, described as Unfinished satchel (xtid gojem) of tanned goat leather (c.f. 5-4196); (a-c) sides cut to shape; (d-e) leather strips for edging; length 57.5 cm; b) 29 cm.; c) 28.5 cm.; d) 35 cm. e) 63 cm. Made by men specialists; used by men to carry objects on shoulder; xtid gojem= "unfinished sack". Collected 8/2/1964.

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