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Purple and natural pandanus handbag with handle
Purple and natural pandanus handbag with handle
Object Number 48-51-70/3213
Display Title Purple and natural pandanus handbag with handle
Descriptions
Inventory Description Bag, woven fiber, flat, rectangular, top flap, purple and natural fiber, handle
Classification
  • Bag
Department Ethnographic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Oceania / Federated States of Micronesia / <State> / Yap Islands
Additional Geographic Terms Caroline Islands
Materials Plant fiber, Dye
Dimensions Overall: 31 x 25.5 x 1.9 cm (12 3/16 x 10 1/16 x 3/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 48-51-70/3213

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