scissors-case
- Museum number
- Af1999,16.33
- Description
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Scissors case ("gidan almakashi"); made of leather; piece of red leather, folded in half, and one-half sewn into tube with circle at bottom, second half held in place with green leather loops; outside painted with black geometric designs; "A794 L34 194" written on handle.
- Production date
- 1970s
- Dimensions
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Height: 28.90 centimetres
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Width: 5.30 centimetres
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Depth: 1.40 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- 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
- Af1999,16.33
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 194
