Bag Item Number: 1201/31 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Embroidered, multi-coloured, flat, square envelope style bag or purse made by folding and stitching a square piece so that three of its corners meet in the centre, leaving the fourth corner free to form a flap. The seams are roughly sewn with yellow thread. The geometric embroidered designs are worked in white, black, blue and yellow silk floss on red, loosely-woven cotton textile. In addition to stitchery, the piece is embellished with mirrors.
History Of Use
Everyday use as a purse or small bag. Perhaps part of a dowry. In the ethnic communities of the Kutch desert in Guarat, India, and in the neighbouring Thar desert in Sindh province in Pakistan, embroidery is produced by women to decorate clothing for daily wear and ceremonial occasions, to embellish various utilitarian objects and objects used for home decor, as well as for dowries. Each community has its own distinctive style of embroidery.
Narrative
Purchased from Alan Davidson when his Calgary import store, Terlingua, was liquidating its stock prior to closing.
Item History
- Made in India ? or Pakistan ?
- Collected in Kabul, Afghanistan during 1982
- Owned by Alan Davidson before February 24, 1987
- Received from Alan Davidson (Seller), Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source) on February 24, 1987
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 1201/31
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- cotton fibre, dye, glass, metal and silk fibre
- Overall
- height 25.0 cm, width 25.7 cm
Who
- Culture
- Rabari ? or Ahir ?
- Previous Owner
- Alan Davidson
- Received from
- Alan Davidson (Seller), Ruth Read Bequest (Funding source) and Museum of Anthropology Shop Volunteers (Funding source)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- India ? or Pakistan ?
- Collected in
- Kabul, Afghanistan
When
- Collection Date
- during 1982
- Ownership Date
- before February 24, 1987
- Acquisition Date
- on February 24, 1987
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Current Location
- Case 108
- Accession Number
- 1201/0031