leather purse, dark brown leather decorated with narrow strips of green and caramal colored leathers, woven to form spirals, diamond, half diamonds and decorative bands on back front and back. hand laced with white and caramel colored leather. braided handle and closure device of brown and white leather. back panel forms a packet across full back.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa, Nigeria
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Purses (drawstringed accessories)
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Personal accessory
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
height 17.5 centimeters and width 23.3 centimeters