Purses

Museum number:
9-22085a,b
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
BY.T-129 and T-129 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.4737
Description:
woven palm frond purse in 2 sections. outer purse decorated with saffron cord terminating in 2 tassels with 3 glass beads and 2 decorative Chinese macramé knots, looped and anchored to purse with 7 beads and 7 Chinese coins. inner envelope (a) is also of woven palm frond.
Donor:
Estate of G. Eleanore Murray, Estate of Theos C. Bernard, and Theos C. Bernard
Collection place:
China
Verbatim coll. place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Collector:
Theos C. Bernard
Materials:
Palm and Silk
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Production date:
20th century
Accession date:
March 12, 2004
Context of use:
accessory
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Dimensions:
a— length 30 centimeters, b— length 31.5 centimeters, a— width 14.5 centimeters, and b— width 15.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Purses, accession number 9-22085a,b, described as woven palm frond purse in 2 sections. outer purse decorated with saffron cord terminating in 2 tassels with 3 glass beads and 2 decorative Chinese macramé knots, looped and anchored to purse with 7 beads and 7 Chinese coins. inner envelope (a) is also of woven palm frond.

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