Out of Africa ?

Akanthus · 18th April 2023, 02:28 PM

I bought this thing on a fleemarket,because i was impressed by it's archaic look.First i thought it was a drum,but it is a rounded container .It was said that it came from Africa.The corpus is made from wood ,the bottom and cover from hide and it is decorated with leather strips.It is about 27 cm high and has a diameter from 14 cm .Perhaps here is someone who knows something about it's age , origin and use ?

kahnjar1 · 24th April 2023, 01:51 AM

Hi Akanthus,
Interesting old piece... Maybe a container for Blowgun Darts or suchlike?
The placement of the handle would suggest that it is not a storage container, but is designed to carry something.
Stu

TomHurstAntiques · 8th August 2023, 12:43 PM

Dear Sir,

This seems to be a Turkana milk container, Kenya.

Akanthus · 8th August 2023, 08:10 PM

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Originally Posted by TomHurstAntiques

Dear Sir,

This seems to be a Turkana milk container, Kenya.

Thank you

18th April 2023, 02:28 PM	#1
Akanthus Member Join Date: Mar 2023 Posts: 72	Out of Africa ? I bought this thing on a fleemarket,because i was impressed by it's archaic look.First i thought it was a drum,but it is a rounded container .It was said that it came from Africa.The corpus is made from wood ,the bottom and cover from hide and it is decorated with leather strips.It is about 27 cm high and has a diameter from 14 cm .Perhaps here is someone who knows something about it's age , origin and use ? Attached Images

24th April 2023, 01:51 AM	#2
kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,729	Hi Akanthus, Interesting old piece... Maybe a container for Blowgun Darts or suchlike? The placement of the handle would suggest that it is not a storage container, but is designed to carry something. Stu

8th August 2023, 12:43 PM	#3
TomHurstAntiques Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Dorset Posts: 38	Dear Sir, This seems to be a Turkana milk container, Kenya.