Shoulder bag

Museum number:
5-17062
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
L-1, #16 (previous number (collector's original number)) and PD-16 (attributed PAHMA number)
Accession number:
Acc.4776
Description:
Woven, natural-colored raffia shoulder bag. constructed as a single piece from a round central base which divides 30 cm from the base to form wide straps. Medium sized.
Donor:
Penelope Delevoryas
Collection place:
Western Africa
Collector:
Penelope Delevoryas
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
1.9 Multiple Utility and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
July 20, 2011
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 28.5 centimeters and length 62 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Shoulder bag, accession number 5-17062, described as Woven, natural-colored raffia shoulder bag. constructed as a single piece from a round central base which divides 30 cm from the base to form wide straps. Medium sized.

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