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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?
- Wataita?
- Hamite?
- Maragoli?
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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