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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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