What is this purse made of?
Where was it made?
Is the purse's material uncommon?
Answers:
What is this purse made of?
This purse is made of python skin! Pythons are not venomous, and may be found in Asia, Africa, and Australia. Although pythons are farmed, sadly there is a thriving global python poaching trade.
Where was it made? Is the purse's material uncommon?
It was made in Nigeria, in the 1970s. Pythons are common in Nigeria, as in much of West Africa. As a material, python skin is considered an "exotic leather," and is often used for clothing, accessories, and other places leather is used.
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