- Date
- 1930 β 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0401
- Description
- A small, clutch type purse woven of natural coloured palm fibre with wide band around sides containing chevron pattern on checked background. Top is slightly rounded at shoulders, with zipper set in. Small twisted fibre loop at one corner. Lined with light blue cotton fabric, base of purse woven inβ¦
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- Title
- Clutch Purse
- Date
- 1930 β 1940
- Material
- fibre; metal
- Dimensions
- 11.0 x 3.0 x 20.0 cm
- Description
- A small, clutch type purse woven of natural coloured palm fibre with wide band around sides containing chevron pattern on checked background. Top is slightly rounded at shoulders, with zipper set in. Small twisted fibre loop at one corner. Lined with light blue cotton fabric, base of purse woven in plain basket weave of wide strips of palm of natural colour. Wide strips split into narrower strips just above base forming the warp against which a darker weft is woven to form the pattern. A series of six connected triple chevrons against background of tiny dark and light checks form wide band on each side, with plain natural coloured basket weave of narrow strips above. Bag contains large seed pod of cottony fibre in plastic bag.
- Subject
- households
- Credit
- Gift of Catharine Robb Whyte, O. C., Banff, 1979
- Catalogue Number
- 103.08.0401
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