Bag

Museum number:
5-16714
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
516714
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
Decorated leather carrying bag. black leather stretched design (leather thread) and applique of sepia camel yellow and white leather; plain back of sepia leather. fringes of leather and 3 decorated leather stripes. flap closure (also decorated with leather thread embroidery) closure formed with beaded lanyard and leather knot. 2 lanyards braided loops on each side for attachment.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
West Africa, Nigeria
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
1.5 Household
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Utility carrying
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
width 29.6 centimeters, fringe— length 24 centimeters, and length 30 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bag, accession number 5-16714, described as Decorated leather carrying bag. black leather stretched design (leather thread) and applique of sepia camel yellow and white leather; plain back of sepia leather. fringes of leather and 3 decorated leather stripes. flap closure (also decorated with leather thread embroidery) closure formed with beaded lanyard and leather knot. 2 lanyards braided loops on each side for attachment.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bag, accession number 5-16714, described as Decorated leather carrying bag. black leather stretched design (leather thread) and applique of sepia camel yellow and white leather; plain back of sepia leather. fringes of leather and 3 decorated leather stripes. flap closure (also decorated with leather thread embroidery) closure formed with beaded lanyard and leather knot. 2 lanyards braided loops on each side for attachment.

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