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Object Number
975-32-50/11913
Display Title
Large leather bag
Descriptions
Object Description
Large leather bag for saddle, elaborately decorated with additive pieces of leather and stitchery on outside flap, inside has painted design. Used by men to store all kinds of objects. Made by Haousa women of Agadez, Niger who monopolize the craft, currently used only by the Tuareg.
Inventory Description
Bag, leather, embroidery, paint and woven hide deco, flap w/ cutout border, loo
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Algeria
Additional Geographic Terms
Sahara region
Materials
Leather, Hide, Thread, Pigment
Dimensions
Overall: 74.9 x 71.1 cm (29 1/2 x 28 in.)
Quantity
2
Label on object
975-32-50/11913
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| |
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|
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| |
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