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2003.11.25

Carrying bag

2003.11.25

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Collection type
Object
Description
Carrying bag
Long description
Carrying bag for anything other than water, made out of goat skin. Exceptionally well made. Very good tassels. [RJ 13/3/2003] Description added by [RJ 13/3/2003] - Long goat hide bag with two handles, one at each end, and two tassel braids, one at each end opposite the handles. The handles are braided goat leather straps with tassels at their base. The tassel fringes are made of long leather braids with unbraided straps at the end. The bag has been stitched together out of more than one goat hide.
Geographical reference
Oman
Asia > Western Asia > Oman
Zufar
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones
PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones
Date / Period
Date made: Before 2003
Date collected
By 2003
Acquisition information
Donated: 2003
Materials and processes
Material Goat Skin Animal, Process Stitched
Dimensions
Height: max 142 mm, Width: max 530 mm, Length: max 940 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 2003.11.25 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Leather 3

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