Bag Item Number: Ee22 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
A small rectangular tightly woven bag made from a single piece of material. Machine stitched across the bottom and up one side. Open edge is selvedged. Main design is consisting of alternating red and yellow wefts about every inch on a black background. Top three bands of three are in red, then consistently two rows of yellow and three rows of red, except for a repeat of two rows of red in the centre.
History Of Use
Used for wrapping up valuables.
Cultural Context
wrapping
Item History
- Made in Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, 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
- Bag
- Identification Number
- Ee22
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven and machine stitched
- Overall
- height 25.0 cm, width 15.0 cm, depth 0.4 cm
Who
- Culture
- Tangsa
- 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
- Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, 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
- Current Location
- Case 103
- Accession Number
- 0411/0017