Ethnographic Arms & Armour

Ethnographic Arms & Armour (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/index.php)
-   Ethnographic Miscellania (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=16)
-   -   Out of Africa ? (http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=28777)

Akanthus 18th April 2023 02:28 PM

Out of Africa ?
 
5 Attachment(s)
I bought this thing on a fleemarket,because i was impressed by it's archaic look.First i thought it was a drum,but it is a rounded container .It was said that it came from Africa.The corpus is made from wood ,the bottom and cover from hide and it is decorated with leather strips.It is about 27 cm high and has a diameter from 14 cm .Perhaps here is someone who knows something about it's age , origin and use ?

kahnjar1 24th April 2023 01:51 AM

Hi Akanthus,
Interesting old piece... Maybe a container for Blowgun Darts or suchlike?
The placement of the handle would suggest that it is not a storage container, but is designed to carry something.
Stu

TomHurstAntiques 8th August 2023 12:43 PM

Dear Sir,

This seems to be a Turkana milk container, Kenya.

Akanthus 8th August 2023 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TomHurstAntiques (Post 283707)
Dear Sir,

This seems to be a Turkana milk container, Kenya.

Thank you


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 11:59 AM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Posts are regarded as being copyrighted by their authors and the act of posting material is deemed to be a granting of an irrevocable nonexclusive license for display here.