Kohl bag, used for holding kohl and the stick (mirwad) for applying it.

Collection type: Object
Description: Kohl bag, used for holding kohl and the stick (mirwad) for applying it.
Long description: Kohl bag, white, red, orange, green, black, magenta and metallic silver in colour. Twined, braided and tasselled. Used for holding kohl and the stick (mirwad) for applying it. [RJ 23/2/2003] Description added by [RJ 23/2/2003] - The main body and the handle of the purse is made out of wrapped cotton strips twined together. The wrapping is arranged in red, orange, green, black, magenta and metallic silver bands while the tassels hanging from the base are white. What looks like the other end of the tassel material forms four loops at the opening of the purse.
Geographical reference: Oman
Asia > Western Asia > Oman; Ash Sharqiyah Wadi Sarin
Person: Maker Unknown Maker; Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones; PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 24/04/1983
Date collected: 24 April 1983
Acquisition information: Donated: 2003
Materials and processes: Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Material Pigment, Material Synthetic Yarn, Material Yarn Metallic, Process Braided, Process Dyed
Dimensions: Width 50 mm, Length 250 mm including braids and handle
Object numbers: Accession number: 2003.9.148 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Textile 228

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