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Description: | Leather bag; square shaped dark brown with light brown star of the North pattern adorning both sides. Decorative interwoven leather strap around opening with tassles on both ends, singular shoulder strap.
Made by the Hausa women. Not just for trade, as the women themselves had them. Celia King was in Nigeria for 10 years with her husband and two young children. Her husband was working as a teacher on a government scheme.
Accession number: NCMG 2008-121/1 | Subjects: | leatherwork Northern Nigeria Sokoto Katsina and Daura provinces carried accessories | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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