Painted cow skin (Gändi)
date: label: Accession Date
content: 8 Jan 2009
label: Collection Date
content: 1973 to 1974
name: label: Collector
content: Dr. Marilyn Heldman
label: Donor Name
content: Dr. Marilyn Heldman
notes: label: Notes
content: Large irregular-shaped cowskin, natural color with geometric motifs and cross-hatched borders painted in reddish brown. Donor says this "[is called] gändi (in Amharic)... Produced by tanners, who are a Muslim outsider group in Sokota. Used to sit upon. Painted motifs are decorative, but do not have symbolic meanings. They can also be hung in the house on an interior wall for decoration, used as a sleeping mat, a covering for a pillow, or worn as a cape or cloak for young students preparing for the priesthood..."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Ethiopia, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 2045574
label: USNM Number
content: E432973-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Painting
physicalDescription: label: Width
content: ca. 187 cm