Purse Item Number: Ee43 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Purse made from a piece of finely woven cotton fabric with a red cotton cord drawstring closure. The bag is trimmed with green plastic and machine stitched. The fabric is woven in a series of narrow bands of colour with two bands of geometric design.
History Of Use
Purse combining design characteristics of traditional Nepali hand-weaving with the features of a popular tourist item. This purse is an adaptation of a traditional draw-string bag. Bags of this material are among the most popular souvenir items in north India and the Nepali mountain towns.
Narrative
Purchased at Darjeeling town.
Cultural Context
made for sale
Item History
- Made in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India before 1975
- Collected during 1975
- Owned by Stephen Inglis before December 2, 1977
- Received from Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller) on December 2, 1977
What
- Name
- Purse
- Identification Number
- Ee43
- Type of Item
- purse
- Material
- plastic, cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine stitched
- Overall
- height 16.0 cm, width 12.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Himalayas
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Darjeeling, West Bengal, India
When
- Creation Date
- before 1975
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before December 2, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on December 2, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0411/0167