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Object Number
998-26-50/12949
Display Title
Tobacco? Purse
Descriptions
Indigenous Term
Abelbod
Object Description
Purse, abelbod; trapezoidal, fringed and embroidered, with braided leather handle; native repair; possibly for tobacco
Inventory Description
Bag, leather, cutwork embroidered geo. design, indigo, fringed, twisted strap
Classification
- Bag
Department
Ethnographic
Date
20th century
Culture
- Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms
North Africa
Materials
Leather, Indigo, Dye
Dimensions
Overall: 55 x 25 x 1.5 cm (21 5/8 x 9 13/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
998-26-50/12949
Credit Line
Gift of Mark S. Rapoport, MD, School of Public Health '73, and Jane C. Hughes, Radcliffe '67
Provenance
Collector
Mark S. Rapoport
(1990 or later - 12/28/98)
Donor
Mark S. Rapoport
(1990 or later - 12/28/98)
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