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1938.36.1833

Bag of coarse white cotton plain weave with strap of the same material. Embroidered in cross-stitch in brown wool: insects, animals and birds. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/1/2006]

1938.36.1833

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bag of coarse white cotton plain weave with strap of the same material. Embroidered in cross-stitch in brown wool: insects, animals and birds. [LM 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/1/2006]
Geographical reference
Mexico
Latin America and the Caribbean > Central America > Mexico
Guerrero State Iguala
Person
Field collector Beatrice Mary Blackwood
PRM source Beatrice Mary Blackwood
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1939
Date collected
1939
Acquisition information
Donated: 1939
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Process Woven, Process Embroidered
Dimensions
Length: max 330 mm excluding handle , Width: max 330 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1938.36.1833 Other numbers: Blackwood ii 1766

Search terms: Bag, Figure, Animal Figure, Bird Figure, Insect Figure

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