Silver box used as a purse for Hareri...
Silver box used as a purse for Hareri women at parties. Decorated with a red glass cabochon underlined by ten bells, it opens by slide. Geometrical decoration chiselled in crosses and lattices. Chain of origin.
Eastern Ethiopia, late 19th-early 20th century.
Dimensions: 10 x 13.5 x 4.8 cm.
Gross weight: 229.2 g.
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Silver box used as a purse for Hareri women at parties. Decorated with a red glass cabochon underlined by ten bells, it opens by slide. Geometrical decoration chiselled in crosses and lattices. Chain of origin.
Eastern Ethiopia, late 19th-early 20th century.
Dimensions: 10 x 13.5 x 4.8 cm.
Gross weight: 229.2 g.