Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0513-0175 | |
| Category | Bead & Leatherwork; Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Tobacco pouch | |
| Culture | Rendille | |
| Global Region | Sub-Saharan Africa | |
| Country | Kenya | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | Marsabit, Rendilleland | |
| Maker's Name | Unknown | |
| Date of Manufacture | ||
| Collection Name | N/A | |
| Materials | Savannah monitor lizard skin (Varanus exanthematicus); String; Glass and aluminum (metal) beads; Leather | |
| Description | Small bag made from two rectangular pieces of lizard skin, placed back to back and then folded along bottom edge and sewn together along sides with string; Single row of orange and yellow glass beads on wire fastened along sides on front; Small beaded loop in same colors, strong on string and including aluminum disc bead fastened at each upper corner; Single leather strap attached at upper corners; Top of bag is open. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 9.2, Thickness = 2.0, Length = 9.0 | |