razor-case
- Museum number
- Af1999,16.19
- Description
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Razor-case; made of leather; rectangle of red leather, folded in half and sewn up side to make cylinder, with circle of leather sewn in one end; two braided leather strips, one with red leather tassel and one with yellow leather tassel, attached to closed end; braided red and black leather cord attached to sides of open end; second red leather cylinder attached over cord which is threaded through hole cut in closed end of cylinder which slides up and down along twisted leather cord to cover pouch; outside of cover painted with black curvilinear designs; circle of red leather painted with black designs, yellow leather painted with green designs, and beige leather painted with green designs attached over cord on closed end of cover; "A753 L6 166" written on inside.
- Production date
- 1970s
- Dimensions
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Height: 56.10 centimetres
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Width: 7.80 centimetres
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Depth: 7.90 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Style now mostly superseded by barber's wallets, though still occasionally made in Zaria City for the devotees of the 'bori' cult who like to make razors available for the convenience of the spirits. See Heathcote, David. "A Leatherworker of Zaria City. " In: The Nigerian Field 1974;34(3):99-117.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1999
- Acquisition notes
- Cost for entire collection.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1999,16.19
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 166
