Pouch
AF1766
From: Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo
Curatorial Section: African
| Object Number | AF1766 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Bankutu |
| Provenience | Zaire | Kasai District | Belgian Congo |
| Section | African |
| Materials | Leather | Plant Fiber |
| Description | Leather fringed pouch. Worn like the Scotch sporran. Rim is decorated with a braided sewn fiber. Front of piece is ornamented with raised marks. A strip of leather is found in the center of piece and wraps entirely around it. Bottom of pouch dips in center. Similiar to AF1004, AF1005 |
| Length | 13.5 cm |
| Width | 14 cm |
| Credit Line | Purchased from J. F. G. Umlauff, 1912 |
| Other Number | 831 - Other Number |
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