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Iain · 29th October 2011, 04:24 PM

That's the one I was thinking of! The leather decoration on Lew's example certainly makes me think of the general Sahel region. It doesn't not seem specifically Manding though (lack of the usual cross hatch motif and rounded 'ribs' of leather).

29th October 2011, 04:24 PM	#7
Iain Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Olomouc Posts: 1,708	That's the one I was thinking of! The leather decoration on Lew's example certainly makes me think of the general Sahel region. It doesn't not seem specifically Manding though (lack of the usual cross hatch motif and rounded 'ribs' of leather).