bag
- Museum number
- Am2006,Q.17
- Description
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Small bag; textile; camelid warp(?) and weft; varied construction; one face is interlocked tapestry; two motifs: square with pendant triangle and nested pendant triangles; striping at bottom; other face is plain weave; coloured stripes; design stripe towards bottom, of supplementary weave; edging around four sides: complementary weave(?); geometric rhomboidal design; at bag opening is border of looping; separate handle: complementary weave; geometric design of crosses and rhomboids. Dark brown, grey, red, tan and cream.
- Production date
- 1430-1660
- Dimensions
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Length: 15.50 centimetres (+13cm for handle height)
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Width: 10 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Department
- Africa, Oceania and the Americas
- Registration number
- Am2006,Q.17