- Manufactured by
- Texsport, American, founded 1955
- Owned by
- Wallace, Herman, American, 1941 - 2013
- Subject of
- Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, American, founded 1835
- Date
- 2009-2013
- Medium
- canvas , metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W: 41 9/16 × 22 15/16 in. (105.5 × 58.3 cm)
- Description
- A green prison issued canvas duffle bag used by Herman Wallace while incarcerated at Elayn Hunt Correctional Center in Louisiana.
- The large rectangular top-load clothes bag features one thick hand strap and one adjustable shoulder strap. There are four round black metal grommets, and a red plastic tag with white print on one side, which reads: [0067176 / SEAL]. A white paper tag on the inside of the duffle bag, reads, in black ink: [Texsport / Authentic Adventure Gear / MADE IN INDIA].
- Place used
- Angola, West Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
- Collection title
- Herman Wallace Archival Collection
- Classification
- Textiles and Quilts
- Type
- duffel bags
- luggage
- Topic
- Clothing and dress
- Men
- Prisons
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maria Hinds
- Object number
- A2018.36.1.28
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




