Purse
Item number Ef231 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Oval-shaped purse with arched handle and oval-shaped lid. Body of purse is made of five thick stem(?) coils. Coils are wrapped with thick strips of grass(?). Two of the coils are wrapped with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). They are separated by two naturally coloured thick stem(?) coils. The lid is attached by a loop to one side of the handle and is composed of three thick coils with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). The handle is composed of one thick coil with alternating pieces of purple and natural grass(?). The lid has a small loop to one side that latches on to a grass(?) piece that is attached to the body of the purse.
Item History
- Made in India
- Collected during 1975
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before December 2, 1977
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on December 2, 1977
What
- Name
- Purse
- Identification Number
- Ef231
- Type of Item
- purse
- Material
- grass ? or stem ?
- Overall
- height 29.0 cm, width 26.0 cm, depth 11.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
When
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- basketry
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0411/0060
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