- Collection type
- Object
- Description
- Purse made from recycled plastic milk cartoons. [FC 31/08/2011]
- Long description
- Purse made from recycled milk cartoon packaging. The purse has the image of cows in a field and red lettering. The purse has a white zip. [FC 31/08/2011]
- Date / Period
- Date made: 06/2011
- Date collected
- 2011
- Acquisition information
- Donated: 31/08/2011
- Materials and processes
- Material Synthetic Yarn, Material Synthetic Textile, Material Pigment, Process Recycled, Process Stitched, Process Printed, Process Woven
- Dimensions
- Width: max 97 mm, Length: max 130 mm
- Object numbers
- Accession number: 2011.91.1
- Research and responses
Email correspondence from the collector of the bag [2011.58.1, the purses are from the same source] Leah Niederstadt: "The bag was made in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by a cooperative of women, all of whom are physically disabled in some way. Some are deaf, some suffered from polio as children and have mobility challenges, some are physically disabled in some other way. They work in a small workshop/store in the Kebena neighbourhood of Addis Ababa, across the street from the Stanford School (The British International School). They sell out of their workshop but they primarily produce for the Misrach Centre, which is located nearby in the Ammist Kilo neighbourhood of the city... The bag was made in June 2011 at my request... The cooperative also produces small coin purses and wallets, and aprons out of milk bags... Given that Jeremy studied the aesthetics of cows in the Sudan, I keep an eye out for interesting cow-related items to give to him, which is how he ended up with the bag. Addid Ababa-based foreigners buy there milk-bag objects to give as gifts and to use while in Ethiopia, but Ethiopians do so as well. Several friends from diverse socio-economic backgrounds commented on the bag that I had bought for myself or they showed me the similar items they had or told me stories of the apron their mom had made, etc. Nearly 10 years ago, I also donated a small ball made out of milk bags; this is currently on display on the ground floor of the PRM..." [FC 31/08/2011]
2011.91.1
Purse made from recycled plastic milk cartoons. [FC 31/08/2011]
2011.91.1
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