PURSE – (Unknown Artist/Maker (German, 18Th Century)) ◄ קוֹדֵם הַבָּא ►

Artist: Unknown Artist/Maker (German, 18Th Century)

תַאֲרִיך: 1820

מוּזֵיאוֹן: Simone Handbag Museum (Seoul, South Korea)

טֶכנִיקָה: Cotton

Glass beads decorate this unlined purse with geometric patterns and a highly stylized vase containing flowers. Beaded bags were usually made of a strong canvas in order to support the weight of the beads. Each bead had to be of a consistent size and colour in order to achieve evenly graded beadwork.