Purse
date: label: date made
content: 1943-1945
notes: label: Description
content: Many Japanese American internees typically made their own clothing in the camps. Sewing was a prized skill that created and strengthened community bonds. People who had this ability mended old clothing and created new pieces for fellow camp detainees. This purse was sewn using one piece of cloth and oil wicks.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
title: label: Title
content: Purse, oil wick
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content: Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
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content: Military
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content: Cultures & Communities
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content: Japanese American Internment Era
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mabel Rose Vogel
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1986.3144.03
label: nonaccession number
content: 1986.3144
label: catalog number
content: 1986.3144.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: purse
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: cotton (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 5 in x 6 in; 12.7 cm x 15.24 cm