purse
- Museum number
- Af1999,16.12
- Description
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Purse ("tsuttsukiya"); made of leather; two tear-drop shaped pieces of red leather painted with black geometric designs, with strip of black leather painted with red geometric designs sewn in between to make pouch; red leather drawstrings with yellow leather tassels on end sewn through slits cut around top of pouch; braided red leather carrying strap attached at top; "A779 L18 178" written on inside.
- Production date
- 1970s
- Dimensions
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Height: 34.60 centimetres (Strap extended)
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Width: 22.40 centimetres
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Depth: 4.90 centimetres
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Depth: 5 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Used mostly by old people and worn underneath clothing. See Heathcote, David. "A Leatherworker of Zaria City. " In: The Nigerian Field 1974;34(3):99-117.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1999
- Acquisition notes
- Cost for entire collection.
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Af1999,16.12
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: 178
