Hand Crocheted Red & Pink Purse with Metal Poptop Decoration
Item Number: 114
Time Left: CLOSED
Value: Priceless
Online Close: Dec 17, 2013 10:00 PM EST
Bid History: 0 bids
Description
Dimensions: Approximately 30"x35" including strap
Contributed by Mily Treviño-Sauceda
Made by Veronica Treviño-Sosa, Mily’s sister
The bag is decorated with metal poptops and is similar to bags sold at the Musuem of Modern Art as a "Recycled Flip-Top Shoulder Bag" from Brazil.
Donor Mily Treviño-Sauceda is pursuing a master’s degree from Antioch through the RDLN program. She is a co-founder and now President Emeritus of Organización en California de Lideres Campesinas, an innovative and award-winning group composed of the poorest of the poor: farmworker women. Now she is working with farmworker women's groups around the country to launch Alianza de Campesinas, a national coalition. Mily is a former farmworker and a organizer for the United Farmworkers Union. As part of a migrant family, she went back and forth to Mexico during her early school years, facing extra educational challenges because of changing language and curriculum and missing many months of school. She is a Board member of the Rural Development Leadership Network.
Special Instructions
Bidder is responsible for a Shipping and Handling fee of $6.50, which will be added to the winning bid amount. If several small items are ordered, only one shipping charge will be applied. If an item is especially large or requires an international address, an extra amount will be charged for shipping.