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Object Number 25-60-30/F506
Display Title Skin wallet
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, jaguar skin with flap closure, cord strap and tassels
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Date before 1925
Culture
  • Shiriana
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
South America / Brazil
Additional Geographic Terms Northern Brazil
Dimensions Overall: 22 x 21 x 7 cm (8 11/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object F506
Credit Line Gift of Dr. A. Hamilton Rice, 1925
Provenance
Collector Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1924-1925)
Donor Dr. A. Hamilton Rice (1925)

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