Woven Purse
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1 Oct 1989
label: Collection Date
content: 1960 to 1980
name: label: Collector
content: Mrs. Grace Burkholder
label: Donor Name
content: Mrs. Grace Burkholder
notes: label: Notes
content: Collector's notes: "[this purse has] a unique self-closing top which prevents the contents from spilling out. Topham [John, 1981. "Traditional Crafts of Saudi Arabia"] p. 60 -61, tells us [that] purses [like this] were designed to supply Westerners with an interest in Arab weavings."
label: Notes
content: Length of thick fabric, folded and stitched up the sides to make a purse. Handwoven, warp faced plain weave, with handspun (S 2-ply, Z spun) wool. Multicolored warp stripes. One end folds over the top to make a flap with long fringe. The bottom end is folded over to make the pouch, and the ends are hemmed in. 3 tassels attached to the bottom. Rope handle.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Saudi Arabia, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Arab
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 370093
label: USNM Number
content: E432002-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Purse
physicalDescription: label: Length - Including Fringe, Unfolded
content: 70 cm
label: Maximum Width
content: 30 cm