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Object Number 971-2-50/11605
Display Title Skin carrying bag, not dyed; seams are sewn; tie is made of sinew, 12" x 8"
Descriptions
Object Description Skin carrying bag, not dyed; seams are sewn; tie is made of sinew, 12" x 8"
Inventory Description Leather bag, slit at rim, sewn pieces, 3 fringed ornaments, leather ties.
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • San
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms Kalahari Desert
Materials Leather
Dimensions Overall: 27.8 x 25.6 x 2.4 cm (10 15/16 x 10 1/16 x 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 971-2-50/11605

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