COWRIE DECORATED HIDE

colin henshaw · 3rd October 2012, 08:42 AM

This is an article of costume from East Africa. The beads and cowries sewn on to hide are typical...

thinreadline · 3rd October 2012, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by colin henshaw

This is an article of costume from East Africa. The beads and cowries sewn on to hide are typical...

That's useful Colin ... someone else suggested West Africa .. Yoruba and sent a picture of cowrie decorated hide vest and cap .. do you think that is also a possibility ?

tribalarms · 3rd October 2012, 06:30 PM

This is from Ethiopia, I have seen them there.

Here is a very similar example from the National Museum in Addis Ababa.

thinreadline · 3rd October 2012, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by tribalarms

This is from Ethiopia, I have seen them there.

Here is a very similar example from the National Museum in Addis Ababa.

That looks very much from the same stable ... but what is it exactly ... equipment, clothing ?

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tribalarms Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 26	This is from Ethiopia, I have seen them there. Here is a very similar example from the National Museum in Addis Ababa. Attached Images

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colin henshaw Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 1,429	This is an article of costume from East Africa. The beads and cowries sewn on to hide are typical...