White crocheted purse with wooden handles.
Title
White crocheted purse with wooden handles .
JC #
jc1p-23
Creator
Unknown
Date
1941/1945 .
Format
13 x 16 1/2 in.
Description
Wooden handles are painted with scene of the Gila River Relocation Center . The arts and crafts program was one of the most successful of all the camp activities . The internees created the items from scraps of wood , waste items and bits from nature . They also made their own brushes , paints , and tools from nails , needles , and common household items , melted down , pounded , scraped , and filed to make just the right tool for each job .
Place of Origin
Gila River Relocation Center
Type
Purses (bags)
Medium
artifact
Subject
Gila River Relocation Center -- Pictorial works [lcsh] Concentration Camps -- Arizona [lcsh] Japanese Americans -- Evacuation and relocation, 1942-1945 [lcsh] Decorative arts [lcsh] Clothing and dress [lcsh]
Time Frame
Internment
Camp
Gila River
Source Type
color slide
Source Dimensions
1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in.
Date Scanned
2004-05-26
ARK POI
ark:/13030/kt3779q3cn
Collection
From the Japanese American Archival Collection . MSS-94/01 . California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Repository
California State University , Sacramento . Library . Dept . of Special Collections and University Archives .
Copyright Date
2004
Restrictions on Use
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts or photographs must be submitted in writing to California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of California State University, Sacramento. Library. Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives as the owner of the physical item and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Image Format
Tiff
CONTENTdm file name
1310.JPG
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