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1954.5.175

Nose bag. [BS [OPS move] 18/10/2017]

1954.5.175

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Collection type
Object
Description
Nose bag. [BS [OPS move] 18/10/2017]
Long description
Nose bag. Square in shape with a perforated upper edge to be threaded with cord. One side is decorated with a yellow and red tooled and painted grid and overlaid circles and abstract shapes stitched to the surface. There are three fringes of thin cut yellow and red leather strips above three pairs of yellow and red leather tabs, all tooled with lines. The opposite side is simpler with only the tooled red and yellow grid design. [BS [OPS move] 18/10/2017]
Geographical reference
Sudan, Republic of
Africa > Northern Africa > Sudan, Republic of
Darfur El Fasher
Person
Field collector Anthony John Arkell
PRM source Anthony John Arkell
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1936
Date collected
1934 - 1936
Acquisition information
Donated: 1954
Materials and processes
Material Animal Leather Skin, Process Dyed, Process Stitched, Process Appliqué, Process Cutwork, Process Tooled
Dimensions
Depth: max 60 mm, Length: max 510 mm, Width: max 380 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1954.5.175 Other numbers: 37D.226

Search terms: Bag, Animal Gear

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