water bottle (bottle (food service)); lid (containers)

Round water bottle made of soft white metal,with conical cap and a strap with a buckle. The bottle is round with a raised centre with concentric circles incised around the centre. The outer edge of the bottle is decorated with scallop-edged red and green leather with copper alloy rivets. At the bottom are brown, red, green and white tassels. Around the outer edge of the bottom is the brown strap that has a buckle and more copper alloy rivets. There is also a cone of red leather. The opening is conical and has a screw thread. The lid is shaped and made of the soft white metal with the negative screw thread inside. Near the top there is a hole, through which is a metal loop.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1968.659
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 165.1 x 116.84 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
leather; lead; copper alloy
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
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