Mirror with western sahel type leatherwork

thinreadline · 16th December 2019, 07:55 PM

iThe leatherwork appears to be West African in style . It measures , when closed, 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Very faintly written in ink is a name which is largely illegible ... 'Lt A (?) H . E???? ?? th ( ? )

Spottedbull · 27th December 2019, 04:00 PM

That's very interesting. As a leather worker, I have a question. Is the leather on the outside front stacked up, or tooled in such a way as to look that way?

Martin Lubojacky · 28th December 2019, 10:05 AM

It could also be from Niger or even Northern Nigeria. It is not new, but what does old mean in Africa? (- nowadays even 30, 50 years is sometimes considered old).

They used layers of cardboard covered with thin leather (goat ?) to make such exserted reliefs + glue (the same in the case of takouba sheath or some knives sheaths)

16th December 2019, 07:55 PM	#1
thinreadline Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Wirral Posts: 1,204	Mirror with western sahel type leatherwork iThe leatherwork appears to be West African in style . It measures , when closed, 7.5 x 9.5 inches. Very faintly written in ink is a name which is largely illegible ... 'Lt A (?) H . E???? ?? th ( ? ) Attached Images

27th December 2019, 04:00 PM	#2
Spottedbull Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Maypearl, Texas USA Posts: 10	That's very interesting. As a leather worker, I have a question. Is the leather on the outside front stacked up, or tooled in such a way as to look that way?

28th December 2019, 10:05 AM	#3
Martin Lubojacky Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Czech Republic Posts: 841	It could also be from Niger or even Northern Nigeria. It is not new, but what does old mean in Africa? (- nowadays even 30, 50 years is sometimes considered old). They used layers of cardboard covered with thin leather (goat ?) to make such exserted reliefs + glue (the same in the case of takouba sheath or some knives sheaths)