Tuareg Circular Lidded Leather Box with Incised Design

The lid sags a little in the middle, and the zigzag border keeps trying.

This circular lidded leather box with an incised design is Tuareg, from West or North Africa, and is contemporary. It is leather & wood. Leather stretched over a wooden form makes a light but durable container, a technique suited to people who travel across wide desert regions. Round box in dark gray with a lid that dips softly toward its center. A small zigzag border runs around the rim. The leather has pale, rubbed patches around the sides and a mellow sheen on top. It is 2 inches high and 3.88 in diameter.

Gravity won, and the trim carried on.