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Purse, D61.172

Physical Description

Single piece of circular leather pulled up to a closure with leather thong through pierced holes.

Research Notes

Storage box says "West Africa"

Likely sub-Sahara area, e.g. Northern Nigeria, Northern Ghana.

Leather (goat/sheep?)

Likely coin purse

Likely mid-20th century

Average height of bag = 80mm, (which means the original single piece would have been approx. 160mm in diameter. —Joel A Vanderburg

Provenance

Locality:

Measurements

Maximum dimensions (H x W x D): 83 x 105 x 32mm

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