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Need help IDing this thrift store find.

house_cat — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:30:57 GMT

My DIL found this item at a thrift store today. We aren't sure what it is or where it was made. It's leather and seems like a piece of luggage, but we're not sure. Can anyone identify it?

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Bottom:

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ETA: It's approximatly 24 inches in diameter and 10 inches tall.

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PickyPicky3 — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:05:12 GMT

Is there a strap for carrying it? It makes me think of Morocco, but I have never seen anything like it.

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We rescue cats — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:06:13 GMT

Looks like an ottoman to me, what is the size?

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Mindy D — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:15:22 GMT

A tooled leather trinket box? You don't give me any idea of how big it is. The tooled motif is Inca, Maya, Aztec...but it is not from any of those civilizations. It is not old. Can't be because it has a plastic zipper and machine made aluminum clasp.

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Kalli — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:10:55 GMT

Looks like a perfect item to take to Antiques Roadshow! 😊

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Enufstuff — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:16:20 GMT

@Mindy D Mayan or Aztec is what I thought, too.

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Enufstuff — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:47:11 GMT

@house_cat If it is large, it looks as if it could be a type of hassock or ottoman. The design does look Mayan or Aztec.

Could it be a carrying case for some kind of drum? It looks like it has a handle on the side. The zipper indicates that something is

meant to be put inside.

Knowing the size of it, would be helpful in guessing it's purpose.

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house_cat — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:32:29 GMT

@Enufstuff

@Mindy D

@We rescue cats

ETA: It's approximatly 24 inches in diameter and 10 inches tall.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:34:11 GMT

a footstool?

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Zhills — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:34:56 GMT

It's a "Handmade Fadzai." Suprised you didn't know that, House_cat! Joking! (I surely didn't)

Never seen anything like it but there is one very much like it for sale on ebay!

Search ebay for :

Handmade Fadzai Leather Ottoman Pre-Inca Themed Symbols Abel Rios 18"x10"

Enjoy your find!

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Enufstuff — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:43:38 GMT

@house_cat At that size, it seems like it is most likely an

ottoman. The design on the top, looks like an Aztec mandala.

I would guess that it zips open to insert some sort of stuffing

and the zipper side sits on the floor. It may have the handle so

it can be moved .

When I was a little girl, we had a round leather hassock, no designs on it. I think that it had two handles of leather on the sides. I was about four or five years old, but I remember sitting on it.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 01 May 2023 01:43:48 GMT

wayfair you got just what i need........

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phoenixbrd — Mon, 01 May 2023 02:07:23 GMT

This is really beautiful....I love the designs. But it is clearly not an art object, it is meant to lock up and secure something within the zipper. The secure safety is a mystery. I'm curious and looking forward to the answer. Thanks for this intriguing share.

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phoenixbrd — Mon, 01 May 2023 02:11:11 GMT

@Zhills 👏. Thanks,

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PickyPicky3 — Mon, 01 May 2023 03:16:49 GMT

I think @Zhills and @sunshine45 have it right. Google Abel Rios Leather Peru. The extra security on the zipper probably helps make sure the buckwheat or other fill doesn't leak out.

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jackthebear — Mon, 01 May 2023 11:17:20 GMT

@house_cat wrote:
My DIL found this item at a thrift store today. We aren't sure what it is or where it was made. It's leather and seems like a piece of luggage, but we're not sure. Can anyone identify it?

Side:
Bottom:
Top:

ETA: It's approximatly 24 inches in diameter and 10 inches tall.

Google lens is your friend

Vintage Andean Peruvian Leather Luggage search for this title on ebay

I can't link here obviously

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house_cat — Mon, 01 May 2023 11:36:37 GMT

@jackthebear

That's it! Exactly!

She'll be glad to find out since she paid $10 for it.

Thanks to all who helped me solve the mystery!

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jackthebear — Mon, 01 May 2023 11:39:28 GMT

@house_cat wrote:
@jackthebear

That's it! Exactly!
She'll be glad to find out since she paid $10 for it.

Thanks to all who helped me solve the mystery!

that is the ask, I didn't check the solds

no sold history for 2 years, that is the only one for sale

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house_cat — Mon, 01 May 2023 11:57:07 GMT

@jackthebear

Below is the screen shot from eBay, in case the link is removed. She has no intention of selling it, we just wanted to know what it was. We suspected it was luggage of some kind.

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Boehm Collector — Mon, 01 May 2023 12:12:32 GMT

@house_cat I looked on Google. It MIGHT be Vintage Andean Peruvian Leather Luggage.