Object Details
- Description
- Many Japanese American internees typically made their own clothing in the camps. Sewing was a prized skill that created and strengthened community bonds. People who had this ability mended old clothing and created new pieces for fellow camp detainees. This purse was sewn using one piece of cloth and oil wicks.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mabel Rose Vogel
- 1943-1945
- ID Number
- 1986.3144.03
- nonaccession number
- 1986.3144
- catalog number
- 1986.3144.03
- Object Name
- purse
- Physical Description
- cotton (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5 in x 6 in; 12.7 cm x 15.24 cm
- See more items in
- Military and Society: Armed Forces History, General
- Military
- Cultures & Communities
- Japanese American Internment Era
- Title
- Purse, oil wick
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1295262
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ab-c5b7-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
