Bag Item Number: Sa246 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bag made of tubular knit wool with horizontal alternating beige and brown bands with interlocking squares. The bottom is stitched together with brown wool. The strap is formed by two lengths joined with a twisted brown loop, and the pattern is a beige central band with alternating beige and brown lines at the sides. On one side a blue knot of wool is attached and there are faint blue letters ("p x ?").
History Of Use
Men's shoulder bags are an essential part of everyday traditional highland dress (traje), since traditional clothing does not customarily have pockets. Bags are made of wool, cotton or maguey fibers, either woven or knit. Bags vary in size according to their function.
Cultural Context
worn by men
Item History
- Made in Guatemala before 1976
- Collected during 1976
- Owned by Inge Ruus before August 5, 1977
- Received from Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) on August 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- Sa246
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- wool fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- knitted and braided
- Overall
- height 70.0 cm, width 36.2 cm, depth 4.2 cm
Who
- Culture
- Maya ?
- Previous Owner
- Inge Ruus
- Received from
- Inge Ruus (Seller) and Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Guatemala
When
- Creation Date
- before 1976
- Collection Date
- during 1976
- Ownership Date
- before August 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on August 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- poor
- Accession Number
- 0404/0001 e