Large Leather Purse / Artist Unknown, African

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Accession Number: 2010/2.3
Title: Large 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: 33 cm x 15 cm x 2.5 cm (13 in. x 5 7/8 in. x 1 in.)
Century: 20th century
Primary Object Classification: Jewelry
Primary Object Type: personal adornment
Physical Description: A large leather purse shaped like an arrow. The purse is almost completely bordered with fringe and has green red, and orange decorative badges on it.
Primary Keywords: accessory; bag (container); purse (bag)
Secondary Keywords: bags (costume accessories); containers; containers by form; 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: 2592 x 3888
File Size: 352 KB
Record: 2010/2.3
Link to this Item: https://quod.lib.umich.edu/m/musart/x-2010-sl-2.3/2010_2.3.jpg

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Full citation: "Large 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-2.3/2010_2.3.jpg. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024.