bag
- Museum number
- Eu1995,03.74
- Description
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A wool bag, squarish in shape. Made from one piece of cloth with multicoloured bands, sewn together along the selvedges. Tabby woven wool cloth; identical front and back. Solid bands of colour: pink, maroon, orange, green, blue, red, and yellow (edged in black), and white/blue and yellow/blue bands. The ends of the latter are extended at each end for decorative effect. The top (warp ends) is turned and machine stitched. The handle, sewn to the inner top corners, is made of yellow and white plaited wool.
- Production date
- 20thC
- Dimensions
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Length: 35.50 centimetres (excluding handle)
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Width: 32 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- The bag was woven by Zafir Kŭnchev, collector of folk patterns in the Gotse Delchev area (donor information).
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1995
- Acquisition notes
- The items in this collection (Eu1995,03.1 to 90) were primarily collected during periods of residence by the donor in Bulgaria between 1963 and 1989.
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1995,03.74
