Leather "Marina" wallet owned by Herman Wallace while incarcerated
date: label: Date
content: after 1998
name: label: Created by
content: Unidentified Man or Men
label: Commissioned by
content: Herman Wallace, American, 1941 - 2013
label: Subject of
content: Marina Drummer, American
label: Subject of
content: Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
notes: label: Description
content: An artisan leather purse folio given to Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Angola Prison by Marina Drummer (coordinator of International Coalition to Free the Angola 3). Handwoven and crafted, this ornate tan leather folio features a metal clasp closure, embroidered red flower and heart, and the name “MARINA” creatively designed into the fabric. A small brown hook cord passes through a metal grommet on the left side of the front. The interior of the folio is bright red, with three brown leather compartments that snap closed. One of the smaller compartments contains 6 plastic wallet-photograph sleeves.
place: label: Place used
content: Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Activism
label: Topic
content: American South
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Prisons
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Herman Wallace Archival Collection
label: Classification
content: Accessories and Personal Effects
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: A2018.36.1.15.4
objectType: label: Type
content: wallets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: leather , cotton (textile) , plastic and metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W x D: 9 3/8 × 7 1/2 × 1 3/8 in. (23.8 × 19 × 3.5 cm)