Kohl bag. Cylindrical skin bag dyed dark brown. Long decorative fringe of plaited and rolled leather. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/1/2017]

Collection type: Object
Description: Kohl bag. Cylindrical skin bag dyed dark brown. Long decorative fringe of plaited and rolled leather. [MOBB [OPS move] 13/1/2017]
Long description: Kohl bag made out of goat skin with tassels [RJ 14/3/2003] Description added by [RJ 14/3/2003] - Small sack of black goat leather with no fastening at the top. There are many tassels stitched to the bottom of the sack. The tassels are made out of fine braids with small decorative circular coils of leather at their ends and a few fine strips of leather. More braids cover where the tassels are stitched to the sack.
Geographical reference: Oman
Asia > Western Asia > Oman
Person: Maker Mahayla bin Sibaa bait Khataiif; Field collector Gigi Crocker Jones; PRM source Gigi Crocker Jones
Date / Period: Date made: Before 2003
Date collected: November 1994
Acquisition information: Donated: 2003
Materials and processes: Material Goat Skin Animal, Material Pigment, Process Stitched, Process Dyed, Process Plaited, Process Rolled
Dimensions: Width: max 127 mm, Length: max 282 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 2003.11.31 Other numbers: Field collector's catalogue number: Leather 17
Research and responses: More information on goat skin preparation - see record 2003.11.25 [RJ 22/1/2003]