Old East African beaded drinking vessel the practice of carving emu

the practice of carving emu eggs

The bones are in very good with all the bones still present and intact

often using fine sand

The exposed ventricles show the valves with associated muscles and even the chordae tendineae

but no signs of damage and no evidence of any repairs or restoration

Old East African beaded drinking vessel the practice of carving emuThis is an interesting item. It is an old beaded drinking vessel made from leather and wood. It looks to be East African, possible Maasai in origin and is certainly very old. The lower half of the vessel is wood with a wide band of leather very finely stitched onto the top. Looking from the inside, it appears that the stitching is so fine that it is waterproof. The whole thing has been painted with what looks to be red ochre with two black rectangles