DepartmentEurope
Alfoja
NameShoulder Bag
Artist
Artist Not Recorded
Dateca. 2012
Place madeMadroñera, Extremadura, Spain, Europe
MediumWool, synthetic dyes
DimensionsIncludes tassels: 9 7/16 × 44 1/2 in. (24 × 113 cm)
Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, IFAF Collection, A.2012.79.1
Object numberA.2012.79.1ab
DescriptionLarge woven multi-colored and multi-patterned shoulder bag with a pocket at each end connected by a center section. Each of the corners of the pockets have three muti-color tassels. A braided muti-color band of wool runs along the edges and a similar braid (b) forms a tie at the center.1890s
1980-1981
ca 1986