Basket purse

Museum number:
18-1357
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21180001357
Accession number:
Acc.3918
Description:
Basket purse, with lid and protective wood base; square, with triangular side view; lid secured with cord which serves as carrying strap. Worn under one arm for carrying personal effects. Total height 35 cm. (a) Basket height 26.5 cm. (b) Lid height 16 cm.
Donor:
Stephen T. Colman
Collection place:
Malaysia
Collector:
Stephen T. Colman
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Baskets (containers) and Handbags
Function:
2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Accession date:
April 1, 1984
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Basket purse, accession number 18-1357, described as Basket purse, with lid and protective wood base; square, with triangular side view; lid secured with cord which serves as carrying strap. Worn under one arm for carrying personal effects. Total height 35 cm. (a) Basket height 26.5 cm. (b) Lid height 16 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Basket purse, accession number 18-1357, described as Basket purse, with lid and protective wood base; square, with triangular side view; lid secured with cord which serves as carrying strap. Worn under one arm for carrying personal effects. Total height 35 cm. (a) Basket height 26.5 cm. (b) Lid height 16 cm.

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