Bag Item Number: 3305/9 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black embroidered bag with wide strap and fringe attached to bottom corners. Bag front has central design of white-green crisscross pattern with pink, orange, green and dark blue triangles and diamonds inside of it. Above central design is a band with a Greek key pattern done in dark blue, light blue, white, pink, light green, orange, dark green, dark yellow, black, red and white. Band trimmed with white-green and pink stripes on top and dark yellow and dark blue stripes on bottom. Bottom of bag front embroidered with pink, dark blue and white lines. Bag back has five rows of diamonds done in pink, light blue, white, dark green, dark yellow, light green, white-green and red. Top of bag back has panel of dark blue fabric. Panel trimmed with light green and pink lines on bottom. Bottom of bag back embroidered with dark green, dark yellow and dark blue lines. Both bag sides have diamonds made of red, pink, white and light blue triangles near the bottom corners. Bottom left side bordered with red and dark blue lines. Bottom right side bordered with dark yellow and dark blue lines. Black fringe in bottom right corner has pink and red strands and fringe in bottom left has light blue strand. Bag is hemmed and has interior lining.
Narrative
Made for Brian Zapf by the King's royal tailor when he was a teacher in Bhutan in the 1970s.
Item History
- Made in Bhutan during 1975
- Collected during 1975
- Owned by Jennifer Kramer before July 7, 2018
- Received from Jennifer Kramer (Donor) on July 7, 2018
What
- Name
- Bag
- Identification Number
- 3305/9
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 63.6 cm, width 42.9 cm
Who
- Culture
- Bhutanese
- Previous Owner
- Jennifer Kramer
- Received from
- Jennifer Kramer (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Bhutan
When
- Creation Date
- during 1975
- Collection Date
- during 1975
- Ownership Date
- before July 7, 2018
- Acquisition Date
- on July 7, 2018
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 3305/0009