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Satchel bag with matching interior pouch owned by Dr. Baba Chuck

mid 20th-early 21st century

Smithsonian NMAAHC collection

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

A leather satchel bag (a) with matching interior pouch (b) owned by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. A2018.98.1.6a A leather satchel bag owned by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The bag is dark brown with a leather fold-over flap closure and two (2) leather pull-tab straps. The name [CHUCK] is tooled at the center bottom edge of the fold-over flap. The bag has a handle and an adjustable cross-body strap with a metal buckle. The surface of the leather is decorated with a repeating diamond pattern. The bag has one (1) exterior pocket. The interior has no pockets. A2018.98.1.6b A leather interior pouch from a matching satchel bag (A2018.98.1.6a) owned by Dr. Baba Chuck Davis. The pouch is envelope shaped and has the same repeating diamond pattern tooled on the surface as the satchel bag. The fold-over flap closure is a leather covered button and a button tab strap.

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Catalog reference: A2018.98.1.6ab

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