Small Leather Purse / Artist Unknown, African

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Accession Number: 2010/2.2
Title: Small Leather Purse
Artist: Artist Unknown, African
Artist Nationality: African
Medium and Support: leather
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Credit Line: Gift of Denise Miner Stanford
Dimensions: 90 cm x 10 cm x 0.5 cm (35 7/16 in. x 3 15/16 in. x 3/16 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Jewelry
Primary Object Type: personal adornment
Physical Description: A square, leather purse with tassels hanging off the bottom. A triangle is sewed onto the top of the bag. The leather of the purse is brown, but is also decorated with purple, yellow, and green stripes.
Primary Keywords: accessories; bag (costume accessory); purse (bag)
Secondary Keywords: bags (costume accessories); costume; costume accessories; costume accessories carried; descriptors; object genres; object genres by function; objects we use
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Collection: University of Michigan Museum of Art
Image Size: 2407 x 3610
File Size: 166 KB
Record: 2010/2.2
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.2/2010_2.2.jpg

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Full citation: "Small Leather Purse; Artist Unknown, African." In the digital collection University of Michigan Museum of Art. https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.2/2010_2.2.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 23, 2024.