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1984.15.4

Small sprang plaited bag of agave fibre with diagonal stripes woven in orange & red. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/1/2006]

1984.15.4

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Collection type
Object
Description
Small sprang plaited bag of agave fibre with diagonal stripes woven in orange & red. [EC 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 5/1/2006]
Long description
Frame-plaited (sprang) bag. Fibres dyed red and orange (aniline dyes) are included, forming a diamond pattern on the natural coloured background. The bag is rectangular with a string handle of agave fibre.
Geographical reference
Colombia
Latin America and the Caribbean > South America > Colombia
Highland Cundinamarca Junin
Person
Field collector Marianne Schrimpff
PRM source Marianne Schrimpff
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1965
Date collected
1965
Acquisition information
Donated: 1984
Materials and processes
Material Agave Fibre Plant, Material Pigment, Process Sprang Plaited, Process Dyed
Dimensions
Length: max 140 mm excluding handle, Width: max 160 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1984.15.4

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