portefeuille; wallet; container (general & multipurpose)

A leather portefeuille. The portefeuille is long and rectangular and is made of brown leather, some parts of which are coloured green. There are three green straps attached to one end of the portefeuille. Sections of the green leather have been cut away to create a geometric design. The opposite end of the portefeuille has leather tassels attached. One side of the object is decorated with geometric designs and white stitching.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
2007.239
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 1220 mm x 115 mm x 50 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
leather; plant fibre
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
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