Handicraft Market, Panajachel, Lake Atitlan, Guatemala, Central America

Bonda tribeswoman in traditional dress with beads, earrings and necklaces denoting her tribe and purse round her neck, carrying brushes to market, Onukudelli, Orissa, India, Asia

Handbag stall at Mercato Nuovo market in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Customers shopping at Mercato Nuovo in Florence, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

A native woman saying prayers and using a prayer wheel at Tashichho Dzong in Thimpu

Souvenir silk purses, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Traditional beaded purses on table

Luxury purses on display

Colourful bags for sale, Shakhrisabz, Uzbekistan

An ethnic Miao woman sews souvenir purses on the street in the ancient town of Fenghuang, China.

Fishing hook snatching money out of the pocket of a pair of jeans

Colourful traditional wallets on display at a market stall in Luang Prabang, Laos, Southeast Asia

Purses, souvenirs, Cappadocia, Turkey

Sequin phone pouch by "Fergie", Palermo, Sicily, Italy, Europe

Platform for the JR Line, local train in Tokyo, Japan, Asia

Colourful handbags, fabric, Las Dalias hippy market, Sant Carles de Peralta, San Carlos, Ibiza, Pityuses, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe

Details of a Japanese woman's handbag and geisha dress at a temple; Tokyo, Japan

Clothes and accessories hanging on display against a stone wall, Alcudia, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain

Colorful Baskets In Market, Ajaccio, Corsica, France

High angle close up of cheese-making, cream and curds are tied into burrata purses, Vietnam

High angle close up of cheese-making, cream and curds are poured into burrata purses, Vietnam