Straw bag

Title:

Straw bag

Date:

1968

Description:

Large straw bag made of dark colored straw and decorated with shells. Lined with brown cloth. The straw was woven in Long Bay Cays and sold to craftswomen in Nassau. Originally purchased in the straw market of Nassau, Bahamas.

Collection Title:

Keith and Charlotte Otterbein Collection

Contributing Institution:

Avery Research Center at the College of Charleston

Media Type:

Objects

Topical Subject:

Handicraft--Bahamas, Straw industries--Bahamas--20th century, Straw work--Bahamas--20th century, and Tourism--Bahamas

Geographic Subject:

West Indies and Bahamas

Shelving Locator:

2008.012.002a

Date Digital:

2010-04-06

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi; Nikon D80 camera; archival images in .tif and .nef formats.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Digital image copyright 2010, The College of Charleston Libraries. All rights reserved. For more information contact The College of Charleston Library, Charleston, SC 29424.

Admin ID:

29885