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A handbag, commonly known as a purse in North American English, is a handled medium-to-large bag used to carry personal items. It has also been called a pocketbook in parts of the U.S.
Mi'kmaq porcupine quill handbag
The Courtauld bag, thought to be the world's oldest surviving handbag
Women's fashion from 1830, including a reticule handbag from France
Handbag over the shoulder
Bag
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A bag, also known regionally as a sack or tote, is a common tool in the form of a floppy container, typically made of cloth, leather, bamboo, paper, or plastic. The use of bags predates recorded histo
Paper bags with handles
Embroidered purse, France, mid 14th century AD
A tote bag
Pouch, Arapaho (Native American), late 19th or early 20th century, Brooklyn Museum