Baby carrier made of skin and decorated with seeds and tassels.
Item
Title
Baby carrier made of skin and decorated with seeds and tassels.
Creator
Creator Unrecorded
Subject
Carrying Device
Bag
Description
Black cattle skin baby carrier with thick hide side straps. The back of the carrier is decorated with tassels; strings of seeds; blue plastic and onjeva [eggshell] beads; the hoof of a small animal [possibly duiker]. [FHM27/07/2019]
Publisher
Making African Connections
Date
c.1930
Type
PhysicalObject
Format
Animal; Leather; Skin
Tied
Identifier
ETH.ANG3.376
A37/376
Source
Space/Place
Angola
Africa
Cultural Group: Okwanyama
Rights
© The Powell-Cotton Trust