purse bag

Title

purse bag

Identifier

Description

Bag, in tooled and dyed leather and embroidered cloth, with a long leather strap. Leather: light and dark brown. Cloth: blue, black, red stripes. Embroidery: blue, black, yellow, green.

Date

Early: 1875 Late: 1909

Format

L: 110 mm W: 104 mm

Coverage

Africa Nigeria

Creator

MacGregor, William Sir

Source

Yoruba

Relation

leather ox.skin cloth thread

Contributor

Macgregor,William Sir