Bag Item Number: 3305/10 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Black embroidered bag with wide strap. Bag front has central design of two red X’s with indigo, light blue, orange, light green, dark green, white, pink and yellow diagonal lines inside of it. Lines make V shapes and diamonds. Above central design is a band with a Greek key pattern done in light blue and orange. Band trimmed with orange and indigo stripes on top and pink and light blue stripes on bottom. Beneath central design is another band with a Greek key pattern done in light blue and indigo. Band trimmed with orange and light green stripes on top and pink and light blue stripes on bottom. Bag back has four rows of geometric shapes. Top row has three shapes coloured yellow, pink, light blue, indigo, orange and dark green. Second row has four coloured white, pink, light green, orange, indigo, yellow and light blue. Third row has five coloured pink, light green, red, yellow, light blue, indigo, orange and white. Bottom row has four coloured dark green, orange, light blue, indigo, white, pink, yellow, red and light green. Above rows is a band with a Greek key pattern done in dark green and red. Band trimmed with indigo and orange stripes on top and dark green and purple stripes on bottom. On both front and back of bag, in the background, there are thin orange vertical lines. Interior front side of bag has a light green stripe embroidered along top edge. The wide strap has an orange line running down the centre of it. Strap extends past the bag opening, covering half of the bag’s sides. Designs along the bottom portions of the strap on both sides. Right side of strap has small grouping of light green and pink stripes. Underneath the grouping there are two geometric shapes coloured light green, yellow, indigo, light blue and pink. The bottom of the strap has small grouping of pink, light green and orange stripes. Left side of strap has small grouping of light green, yellow, pink and light blue stripes. Below it are three geometric shapes coloured white, pink, yellow, light blue, indigo and light green. Bag is hemmed but strap is not.
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
- 3305/10
- Type of Item
- bag
- Material
- cotton fibre ?
- Overall
- height 73.6 cm, width 32.1 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
- fair
- Accession Number
- 3305/0010