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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... 
			
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 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 ?