Wooden water bottle with rounded body and four small orange feet. The body of the flask is covered in pale deer skin. Around the edge and criss-crossed across the flat sides is a brown leather strap with threaded through medallions of green, red and cream leather superimposed on one another at the centre of the cross. Around the neck is a strip of plaited green leather which attaches to the lid, which is orange with decoration of incised rings. A metal buckle on the long, brown leather strap and there are three flaps on each side, of red, cream and green leather with pierced decoration.
water bottle (bottle (food service))
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