Name/Title
Samoan purse, given to Washington school students, 1920Entry/Object ID
2009.26.1Description
ACC. NO. 09.26.1
SUBJECT CATEGORY: SCHOOLS, WASHINGTON
DATE OR PERIOD: 1920
OBJECT: PURSE
DESCRIPTION:
A PURSE, WITH HANDLES, CONSTRUCTED OF WOVEN STRAW. HANDLES ARE ATTACHED WITH STRING.
SIZE: L 11-1/4" X W 0-1/4"
HISTORY OF OBJECT:
A HAND-MADE STRAW PURSE. THE PURSE IS PART OF A SAMOAN ISLAND EXHIBIT THAT WAS PRESENTED TO AN ALAMEDA SCHOOL PROJECT. IT WAS A GIFT OF GRATITUDE FOR CHRISTMAS BOXES SENT TO SAMOA FROM ALAMEDA SCHOOL CHILDREN IN 1920. THE PURSE WAS AMONG SEVERAL GIFTS IN THE COLLECTION OF MS CAROLYN POTTER, TEACHER, WASHINGTON SCHOOL. MS POTTER WAS THE CURATOR OF A MUSEUM FOR STUDENTS IN ONE OF THE CLASSROOMS CONTAINING CABINETS FOR STORING ODDITIES, ETC.
THE COLLECTION WAS DONATED IN 1956 AND NOT CATALOGED UNTIL THIS DATE IN 2009.
DONOR: WASHINGTON SCHOOL, ALAMEDA
CATALOGED: APRIL 4, 2009
