Shoulder Bag
Maker
Unknown, Ndop-Bamessing
MediumFiber, pigment, raffia
Dimensions14 1/4” H (w/o handle & tassels) x 14 3/4” W
Credit LineGift of the Herman Copen Trust
Object numberAF2002.2642.COP
DescriptionRaffia shoulder bag for men or women, with half figure and full figure and two small and two large lizards and two six pointed stars on each of the two front panels on black field. Top geometric motif panel and lower one with diamond design on black also. Purple trim on three sides ending in two tassels and double braided handle also in purple ending in long tassels front and back in blue.
ClassificationsTextiles
Collections
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Unknown, Ndop-Bamessing
Unknown, Native American (Latin America)
