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1997.28.7.2

Bag, mainly of purple / blue colour with multicoloured supplementary weft decoration and also the word 'KARENNI SCHOOL' woven in supplementary weft in white yarn. The bag has a long carrying strap to wear the bag on the shoulder. At the bottom of the bag some of the warp threads have been left hanging to form decorative tassels. [MdeA]

1997.28.7.2

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bag, mainly of purple / blue colour with multicoloured supplementary weft decoration and also the word 'KARENNI SCHOOL' woven in supplementary weft in white yarn. The bag has a long carrying strap to wear the bag on the shoulder. At the bottom of the bag some of the warp threads have been left hanging to form decorative tassels. [MdeA]
Geographical reference
Thailand
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Thailand
Myanmar (Burma)
Asia > South-eastern Asia > Myanmar (Burma)
Southwest of Mae Hong Son Mae Surin (Refugee camp 5)
Person
Maker Kyaw Mey Lwey Moh
Field collector Sandra Helen Dudley
PRM source Sandra Helen Dudley
Date / Period
Date made: 02/1997
Date collected
Purchased March 1997
Acquisition information
Purchased: 04/11/1996
Materials and processes
Material Cotton Textile Plant, Material Synthetic Textile, Material Synthetic Yarn, Material Cotton Yarn Plant, Process Woven, Process Supplementary Weft Woven
Dimensions
Length 560 mm carrying strap, Width 266 mm bag, Length: max 965 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1997.28.7.2

Search terms: Bag, Writing

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