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Object Number
14-12-50/B122.1
Display Title
Leather case
Descriptions
Object Description
5 spears and case. The case is made of a black and brown toned leather sections; main cylinder is made of a piece of leather 37 cm L and wrapped and stitched along side giving an upper diameter of 8.5 cm and lower diameter of about 6 cm. The base is made of at least 12 small circular sections of leather stitched together. There is a length of circular braided leather rope attached at two points along side of case. Rope is made of 8 mm wide strips of leather and is 54 cm long (folded in half) with loop extending above the upper rim of the case. Additional object description notes under conservation.
Inventory Description
Leather case, cylindrical, flared toward rim, incised/sewn design at rim, braide
Classification
- Pouch
Department
Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Nubia
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South Dongola
Materials
Leather
Dimensions
Overall: 44 x 10 x 6.1 cm (17 5/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
(12-10) 14-12-50/B-122
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