Net shopping bag (jaba)

Object/Artifact

Archive of Cuban Socialism

Name/Title

Net shopping bag (jaba)

Entry/Object ID

2025.6.43

Description

Open‑mesh hand‑carried shopping bags in white/pale silver. Square body of industrially produced open diamond‑mesh plastic netting, with a denser solid band along the top edge. Two flat looped handles of pale flexible plastic, threaded through the top band and secured at the front with two small tabs/fasteners. Stretchy, collapsible carry‑all form.

Use

Belonged to Mirta Martinez Forteza

Collection

Mirta Martínez Forteza collection, The Martínez Suquet family collection

Acquisition

Accession

2025.6

Source or Donor

Mirta Suquet

Acquisition Method

Gift

Dimensions

Dimension Description

35 (without handles) x 36

Materials

Material

Plastic

Material Notes

Materials: Industrially produced synthetic plastic mesh (extruded/molded netting; nylon or polyethylene — tentative, by appearance); flat looped plastic handles; tab fasteners (tentative). Technique: Machine‑made open‑mesh plastic netting (extruded/stamped or molded), not hand‑knitted or knotted; reinforced top band; applied looped handles (inferred).

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mirta Martínez Forteza

Notes

Owner

Related Places

Place

City

Pinar del Río

State/Province

Pinar del Río

Country

Cuba

Region

Caribbean, Central America

Created By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Create Date

June 20, 2026

Updated By

María A. Cabrera Arús

Update Date

June 20, 2026