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Object Number
985-17-50/12066
Display Title
Round box with lid
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Tahattint
Object Description
Round box with lid. Rawhide shaped into round box with tall domed lid. Bottom dyed brown; sides are a natural color. The domed lid is dyed with circular and triangular designs. The bottom is curved so the box does not sit flat. Len. 16.2 cm, diam. 11.7 cm. See conservation for additional description.
Inventory Description
Box, hide, rounded concave base, conical lid with linear design, brown pigment
Classification
- Box
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Niger
Materials
Hide, Pigment, Rawhide, Camel skin
Dimensions
Overall: 16.5 x 11.8 x 11 cm (6 1/2 x 4 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
985-17-50/12066
Provenance
Collector
Kendall A. Mix
(1985)
Collector
Robin H. Mix
(1985)
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