Black and pink circular straw purse

Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

A black and pink circular straw purse. The purse has two straps which are sewn on each side of the purse made of black braided straw. The exterior of the purse is made of black braided straw woven in the round. The purse opens at the top with a metal zipper. A pink raffia tassel is tied around the zipper pull. Pink raffia is woven around the edges of the purse on the front and back. Four clusters of flowers are embroidered on the front of the bag with pink raffia. The flowers are made of satin stitch, and the centers of the flowers are made of French knots. A singular cluster of four flowers is sewn to the center back of the bag with pink raffia in satin stitch and French knots. An additional panel of black straw is sewn to the sides and the bottom of the bag.

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