1968.9.4 (Saddle bag)

Pair; made of fique (fee-kay), from Honduras, 1945. Outer stripes magenta, green inside; double center stripes magenta. 4 heavy braided strands connecting the bags, inner surfaces, outer ones being continuous with fibers of bags. Bound together at centers of strands. Thinner braided cord through loops of outer sides of both bags making bags easy to carry together by hand. Color: TN,PR, GR