Name/Title
PurseEntry/Object ID
1987.04.048Description
A woven purse (yoyo). The purse has a basket like design and is made from natural palm leaves. It has a spherical body and a round lid with a curved handle, and a coiled base. The body and lid of the purse has wide rows of wrapped palm leaves leaving openings between. The lid can be tied down with small of palm strip.Artwork Details
Medium
Palm leaves of the region (guano)Made/Created
Artist
Moses Ushcanu family (Maya)Date made
1987Ethnography
Culture/Tribe
Mexican