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Bag
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Bag

Artist/Maker (Nigeria)
Datecollected between 1960-1973
Mediumleather, dye, string and cotton
DimensionsOverall: 31 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1/2 in. (80 x 26.7 x 1.3 cm)
ClassificationsCostumes and Accessories
Credit LineGift of Professor and Mrs. Robert R. Ferens
Terms
    Object number91.0209.11
    DescriptionTrapezoidal bags are considered to be Voltaic (Dogon, Mossi, etc.) but are sold and used over such a wide area that style becomes almost irrelevant. The collection information for this one tells us little more than that it was purchased from a Hausa trader in a Nigerian market.
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    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
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    Hausa people
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Hausa people
    collected 1968
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bag
    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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    Hausa people
    collected between 1960-1973
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