Bag

Museum number:
5-17121
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
PD-46 (attributed PAHMA number)
Accession number:
Acc.4776
Description:
Hassock cover: round, camel leather formed with patchwork pattern on top with piping along each seam. 4 tassels drop from upper surface along the sides at the apex of each corner. Bottom and sides are of undecorated leather. Zipper in base allows for stuffing . W. Africa. Note: insect residue and damage. 52 cm dia., 24 h cm.
Donor:
Penelope Delevoryas
Collection place:
Western Africa
Collector:
Penelope Delevoryas
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers)
Function:
2.0 Use not specified (Secular Dress and Accoutrements, and Adornment) and 5.7 Objects made for sale, souvenirs, models, and reproductions
Accession date:
July 20, 2011
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Dimensions:
whole— diameter 52 centimeters and whole— height 24 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bag, accession number 5-17121, described as Hassock cover: round, camel leather formed with patchwork pattern on top with piping along each seam. 4 tassels drop from upper surface along the sides at the apex of each corner. Bottom and sides are of undecorated leather. Zipper in base allows for stuffing . W. Africa. Note: insect residue and damage. 52 cm dia., 24 h cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bag, accession number 5-17121, described as Hassock cover: round, camel leather formed with patchwork pattern on top with piping along each seam. 4 tassels drop from upper surface along the sides at the apex of each corner. Bottom and sides are of undecorated leather. Zipper in base allows for stuffing . W. Africa. Note: insect residue and damage. 52 cm dia., 24 h cm.

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