DepartmentTextiles-Europe

Bolsillo

NameWaist purse

Artist or maker Guadalupe Costa Barrado (seamstress, Trujillo, Spain)

CultureSpanish

Date2012

Place madeTrujillo, Cáceres, Spain, Europe

MediumWool, cotton, synthetic fiber

Dimensions11 × 8 1/4 in. (28 × 21 cm) (not including ties)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, FA.2012.53.2

Object numberFA.2012.53.2

DescriptionBlack and yellow wool felt vertical rectangular purse that ties with black grosgain ribbons at the waist. The purse has yellow front and back surfaces, the front with appliqued black floral and geometric forms. The edges are bound in black, as is the central front slit that allows access to the interior, which is lined in yellow cotton.