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Large bag
Object Number 998-26-50/12940
Display Title Large bag
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Abaun
Object Description Luggage bag, abaun; large, narrow, decorated, fringed
Inventory Description Bag, leather, dyed cutwork fringe, embroidery and painted deco, loops at top
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Date 20th century
Culture
  • Tuareg
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
Additional Geographic Terms North Africa
Materials Leather, Dye, Cotton thread
Dimensions Overall: 54.61 x 52.07 x 1.27 cm (21 1/2 x 20 1/2 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 998-26-50/12940
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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