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1909.21.46

Bag of indigo cloth, embroidered back and front and on the handle in various colours and designs. Also decorated on the front with panels of red cloth, embroidered with orchid stem, coix seeds and tassels of red yarn. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/12/2005]

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1909.21.46

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Collection type
Object
Description
Bag of indigo cloth, embroidered back and front and on the handle in various colours and designs. Also decorated on the front with panels of red cloth, embroidered with orchid stem, coix seeds and tassels of red yarn. [El.B 'DCF 2004-2006 What's Upstairs?' 16/12/2005]
Cultural groups
Naga
Singpho
Person
Field collector Robert Gosset Woodthorpe
PRM source Edward Thomas Wilson
Date / Period
Date made: Before 1898
Date collected
By 1898
Acquisition information
Donated: 1909
Materials and processes
Material Textile, Material Yarn, Material Coix Seed Plant, Material Orchid Stem Plant, Process Embroidered, Process Decorated
Dimensions
Length: max 260 mm without handle
Object numbers
Accession number: 1909.21.46

Search terms: Bag, Transport and Travel, Carrying Device

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