Purse with leather handle, made of armadillo

Museum number:

3-166

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Alternate number:

166 (original number)

Accession number:

Acc.47 and Acc.61

Description:

Container (concha) of armadillo carapace. Leather thong strap. w. ca.22 cm. Remarks: "cup for holding corn when planting

Donor:

Gustavus A. Eisen and Phoebe Apperson Hearst

Collection place:

Huehuetenango Department, Guatemala

Verbatim coll. place:

Huehuetenango, Guatemala,

Culture or time period:

Maya

Collector:

Gustavus A. Eisen

Collection date:

1902

Materials:

Leather (strap)

Object type:

ethnography

Function:

2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements

Accession date:

October 20, 1902

Department:

Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area

Dimensions:

width 22 centimeters

Loans:

S1978-1979 #27: Oakland Museum of California (November 2, 1978–February 8, 1979)

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