Bottle Item Number: K2.283 from the MOA: University of British Columbia

Description

Skin bottle with bulbous base and long tubular lid. Leather straps are attached to the sides and extend to the top of the tubular lid to form a looped strap. Black zigzag line painted on the side of the lid. Green band at the top of the lid.

Cultural Context

Tandu bottle, container for metallic stone powder used by African women to accentuate their eyes.