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fiber_007090
Woven Raffia Purse
Personal Gear, Container, Purse;
10h x 11.5w in (25.4 x 29.21 cm);
private collection of
Walter Logan Fry
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fiber_007091
Woven Raffia Purse
Personal Gear, Container, Purse;
7.25h x 8.5w in (18.42 x 21.59 cm);
private collection of
Walter Logan Fry
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fiber_007092
Woven Raffia Bag
Personal Gear, Container, Bag;
13.25h x 12w (base) in (33.66 x 30.48 cm);
private collection of
Walter Logan Fry
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fiber_007101
Small Woven Raffia Purse
Personal Gear, Container, Purse;
4.5h x 4.25w (base) in (11.43 x
10.80 cm);
private collection of
Walter Logan Fry
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The Smithsonian National Museum of African Art and The
Metropolitan Museum of Art have comparable raffia
purses and bags in their collections, including the raffia
objects to the right.
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Woven Raffia Purse
Rafia / Nut, Bark and/or Indigo Dye; Liberia;
17.5h x 21w x 1.3d cm (6 7/8 x 8 1/4 x 1/2 in)
Smithsonian National Museum of African Art,
Washington, DC; Object No. 66-11-5
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Woven Raffia Bag
Kpelle or Kimbuzi Peoples; Liberia;
Collected 1923–1930 in St. Paul River
Region, Liberia, by Rev. Frederick H.
and Nettie Bloch; 32 in (81.28 cm);
Gift of Mr. Richard Bloch;
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Accession No. 1989.217.2 |
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Woven Raffia Bag
Bamunka People; Cameroon;
7 1/2 x 8 3/8 in. (19.1 x 21.3 cm);
Fletcher Fund, 1972;
The Metropolitan Museum of Art,
Accession No. 1971.4.54e
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