Old East African beaded drinking vessel In the tree behind is

In the tree behind is a possum and the moon or sun is picked out in deeper carving as a white disk

There are a few cowries missing as can be seen in the photos

The whole structure has been mounted on a black wooden base

The most exquisite and important of all royal ceremonial costumes is bwaantshy

All the bones have a very pale white colour which would suggest that they were prepared in the second half of the last century

Old East African beaded drinking vessel In the tree behind isThis 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