Bag
Item number Ef257 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Description
Small drawstring purse of black velvet. Lined with unbleached mill cotton to form three pockets. Drawstring works so that it can be pulled to open and pulled to close using different strings. Tassels of wrapped pink silk thread bound in metallic-covered thread decorate the black cotton cord of the drawstring.
History Of Use
Coins and small personal items are carried in India in small bags, especially drawstring purses. This is an example of a type most commonly used by women of all classes. Carried in a fold of the waistband of a sari. The two way pull ties are traditional, as is the treatment of the tassel ends, which represent an ancient Indian craft of tying and knotting with coloured threads. This is usually the function of the caste of garland makers, the Malakars.
Cultural Context
woman's purse
Item History
- Made in Madhya Pradesh, India during 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
- Ef257
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- cotton fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- machine woven and machine sewn
- Overall
- height 11.0 cm, width 9.5 cm
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Madhya Pradesh, India
Who
- Culture
- Indian: Northern Indian and Indian: Central Indian
- Previous Owner
- Stephen Inglis
- Received from
- Museum of Anthropology Donations Fund (Funding source) and Stephen Inglis (Seller)
When
- Creation Date
- during 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
- 0411/0155
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