Bag for storing kohl

Collection type: Object
Description: Bag for storing kohl
Long description: Bag for storing kohl - a black powder, usually antimony sulphide or lead sulphide, used as eye make-up. The bag is a small strip of multicoloured shiny synthetic textile which has been lined with card and then with a strip of plain synthetic textile. The whole thing has been folded up and then stitched down the sides with a sewing machine to form a bag shape. Tufts of bright pink wool have also been stitched down between the layers to act as decoration. The bag is closed by means of a flap and a long strand of bright pink wool with a textile scrap tied at the end. This strand of wool can be wrapped around the bag several times to close the bag. [MdeA 29/11/99]
Geographical reference: Pakistan
Asia > Southern Asia > Pakistan; North West Frontier Province Peshawar Qissa Khwani Bazaar Road
Person: Field collector Marina de Alarcón; Field collector Mark Axworthy; PRM source Marina de Alarcón
Date / Period: Date made: Before 22/09/1999
Date collected: 22 September 1999
Acquisition information: Purchased: 18/10/1999
Materials and processes: Material Synthetic Textile, Material Wool Yarn Animal, Material Cotton Seed Fibre Yarn Plant, Process Stitched, Process Woven, Process Machine-made
Dimensions: Length: max 83 mm open, Width 66 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1999.33.80

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