Old East African beaded drinking vessel The whole structure has been

The whole structure has been mounted on a black wooden base

The colour and patina of the bones show that this is an old example

It has a nice colour and is a really tactile object

All the bones have a very pale white colour which would suggest that they were prepared in the second half of the last century

There also appear to be the remains of what looks like white “kaolin” type paint which may originally have been applied over the top of the copper face

Old East African beaded drinking vessel The whole structure has beenThis is an interesting item. It is an old beaded drinking vessel made from leather and wood. It looks to be East African, possible Maasai in origin and is certainly very old. The lower half of the vessel is wood with a wide band of leather very finely stitched onto the top. Looking from the inside, it appears that the stitching is so fine that it is waterproof. The whole thing has been painted with what looks to be red ochre with two black rectangles