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1954.5.182

Purse of red leather, square, with impressed designs, with tassels of leather strips and plaited handle. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/1/2006]

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1954.5.182

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Collection type
Object
Description
Purse of red leather, square, with impressed designs, with tassels of leather strips and plaited handle. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 17/1/2006]
Geographical reference
Darfur El Fasher
Person
Field collector Anthony John Arkell
PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1934 - 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Plaited, Process Impressed, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Length: max 120 mm purse only, Width: max 125 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.5.182 Other numbers: 37D.229A

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