Vintage Real Armadillo Taxidermy Purse Handbag

Description

One unique light brown leather purse for any collector. The interior and exterior is in great shape, please see all pictures. This is a solid purse with two baby blue rhinestone eyes and a working deco looking red and gold toned closure latch on exterior. Hand stitched opening and closing leather hinge is in tact and works. Mirror inside is clean and so is lining. Has a thin very delicate leather braided strap, would suggest carry by purse to avoid stress on strap. Measures approx. 10.5" wide x 5.5" across x 7" deep. Condition is "Pre-owned"
From the National Leather Collection: A plague that hit Texas in the 1920-40s. The nine-banded armadillo ventured forth from Mexico and is the only species of armadillo that occurs in North America. Spreading through most of Texas and into Louisiana and Oklahoma during the 1920s and 1930s, they were considered a pest, and legitimate game. During the Great Depression, east Texans stocked their larders with armadillos, the artisan clutch bag may be the outcome of widespread hunger in a poverty pandemic.