Purse or folder

Museum number:
5-16724
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
516724
Accession number:
Acc.4739
Description:
leather purse or folder. hand-tooled natural leather, hand-laced and appliqued. tooled back panel forms a pocket. interior has 2 pockets and braided leather closure. decorated with two diagonal stripes of appliqued embossed leather on front. back and front tooled with narrow bands and 4 lobed figures. Conservation: Breaks in lacing.
Donor:
Berta Bascom
Collection place:
Nigeria
Verbatim coll. place:
W. Africa, Nigeria
Collector:
Berta Bascom and William Russell Bascom
Materials:
Leather
Object type:
ethnography
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
June 23, 2004
Context of use:
Personal accessory
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
length 16.5 centimeters and width 25.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Purse or folder, accession number 5-16724, described as leather purse or folder. hand-tooled natural leather, hand-laced and appliqued. tooled back panel forms a pocket. interior has 2 pockets and braided leather closure. decorated with two diagonal stripes of appliqued embossed leather on front. back and front tooled with narrow bands and 4 lobed figures. Conservation: Breaks in lacing.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Purse or folder, accession number 5-16724, described as leather purse or folder. hand-tooled natural leather, hand-laced and appliqued. tooled back panel forms a pocket. interior has 2 pockets and braided leather closure. decorated with two diagonal stripes of appliqued embossed leather on front. back and front tooled with narrow bands and 4 lobed figures. Conservation: Breaks in lacing.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Purse or folder, accession number 5-16724, described as leather purse or folder. hand-tooled natural leather, hand-laced and appliqued. tooled back panel forms a pocket. interior has 2 pockets and braided leather closure. decorated with two diagonal stripes of appliqued embossed leather on front. back and front tooled with narrow bands and 4 lobed figures. Conservation: Breaks in lacing.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Purse or folder, accession number 5-16724, described as leather purse or folder. hand-tooled natural leather, hand-laced and appliqued. tooled back panel forms a pocket. interior has 2 pockets and braided leather closure. decorated with two diagonal stripes of appliqued embossed leather on front. back and front tooled with narrow bands and 4 lobed figures. Conservation: Breaks in lacing.

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