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Small cowhide purse
Object Number 34-91-50/955
Display Title Small cowhide purse
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, skin, trapezoidal w/triangular flap, stitching and trim, stiff, flat, strap
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tereki?
  • Maragoli?
  • Hamite?
  • Wataita?
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Kenya
Additional Geographic Terms Taita; Mt. Mbololo; Voi, 10 miles from
Materials Skin
Dimensions Overall: 11.7 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm (4 5/8 x 6 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 34-91-50/955

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