Bag Item Number: 348/1 a from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Bag made from black fabric embroidered mainly in red and dark red with some areas of multicoloured embroidery. the sides of the bag are finished in red, pink and blue twisted yarn, and the bottom edge is ronamented with a row of multicoloured beads as well as six tassels. A second row of beads and tassesls is attached midway up the body on the front, and twisted pink and red yarn strands extend from the tip of the bag's flap.
Narrative
Purchased by the donor at a roadside Bedouin market, en route from Jericho to Sdom, in 1971.
Specific Techniques
Made from worn-out dress material.
Item History
- Made in Asia
- Collected in Israel during 1971
- Owned by Sheila Romalis before January 5, 1977
- Received from Sheila Romalis (Donor) on January 5, 1977
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 348/1 a
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- cotton fibre ?, dye, glass and wool fibre ?
- Overall
- height 18.5 cm, width 13.5 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bedouin
- Previous Owner
- Sheila Romalis
- Received from
- Sheila Romalis (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Asia
- Collected in
- Israel
When
- Collection Date
- during 1971
- Ownership Date
- before January 5, 1977
- Acquisition Date
- on January 5, 1977
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0348/0001 a