Leather Covered Tin

A circular tin, covered with black leather, and decorated with a wide inlayed geometric band of woven black and undyed fibres. This example is typical of Muslim Sierra Leonean leatherwork in the provinces, commonly known as Mandingo.

Further Information

  • Type: Containers, vessels
  • Object: Leather Covered Tin
  • Materials: Leather, animal skin, Metal, Vegetable, organic fibre
  • Culture Group: Mandingo
  • Dimensions: 70mm [D] x 80mm [H]
  • Production Date: Pre 1992
  • Associated Places: Freetown
  • Associated People: L. Bailey
  • Museum: British Museum
  • Accession Number: BM:Af.1992.8.4.a.b

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