Lot n° 290
Estimation :
80 - 150
EUR
Set of two objects, a purse and a playing card case covered - Lot 290
Set of two objects, a purse and a playing card case covered with embroidery made from North American porcupine hair, the inside of the purse is made of fabric. This ancient technique is called quillwork. The quillwork is embroidered on birch bark (betula papyrifera). Length of purse: 10.5 cm. Case length: 9 cm. Hair from the American Porcupine (Erethizon dorsatum), a species not regulated under the Washington Convention (CITES), EC Regulation 338/97 of 09/12/1996 and the French Environment Code. Former Paula and Abraham Rosman Collection. New York. Traditional period. Pre-1947.
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