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Woman's travelling bag
Object Number 975-32-50/11911
Display Title Woman's travelling bag
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Tehaihait
Object Description "Tehaihait", women's travelling bag, elaborate decoration on front, plain on back, decoration is incised, embroidered and painted leather applique, top section of bag is painted design on leather, 2 side straps, alternating leather strips and long fringe along edge. Manufacture often takes several months and is carried on cooperatively by women.
Inventory Description Bag, multicolored applique and stamped leather, fringed, painted leather
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa / Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms Sahara region
Materials Goat hide Leather Wool Silk Cotton Vellum Paint
Dimensions Overall: 137 x 111 x 16 cm (53 15/16 x 43 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1

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