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Macramé net shopping bag (jaba)
Object/Artifact
Hand‑knotted open‑net shopping bag in pale cream/natural cord. Diamond‑mesh body worked in macramé (knotted) technique, drawn up to a single wrapped/rolled loop handle at the top. Stretchy, collapsible carry‑all form — deep when loaded, flat when empty.
2025.1.231
Used in both the Cabrera Arús and the Arús Caraballo households
Made by José A Cabrera Pérez
The Cabrera Arús family collection
Gertrudis Caraballo Gálvez collecition
José A. Cabrera Pérez collection
2025.1
José A. Cabrera Pérez
circa 1980
1980s
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
Made in the early-1980s by José A. Cabrera Pérez
34 cm
Materials: Fine twisted cord — cotton or synthetic string (tentative; not confirmed from the image). Technique: Macramé / hand‑knotted netting (per cataloger).
Fair
José A. Cabrera Pérez
maker
Havana
Cuba
Caribbean
Central America
production, use
Cuban net shopping bag ("jaba"), hand‑knotted in macramé — the avoska‑type string‑bag form.