Bag
19th century (made)
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Bag woven in wool and cotton, formed of a double strip. The pattern consists of stripes of red and brown, with lozenges, formed by the arrangement of the floating threads.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven wool and cotton |
| Brief description | Woven wool and cotton; Mexico; 1800s |
| Physical description | Bag woven in wool and cotton, formed of a double strip. The pattern consists of stripes of red and brown, with lozenges, formed by the arrangement of the floating threads. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by A. P. Maudslay |
| Object history | Registered File no. 2743/1931. |
| Production | Described as Guatemalan upon acquisition. Further notes (1989?) from register: "Bag. Mexican or Guatemalan? Bag woven in the same technique as the belts T.42 to D 1931. FOR DETAILED ANALYSIS OF WEAVE SEE DESCRIPTION IN THE HANDLIST T.42 TO D-1931. The thicker warps in this case are of wool. They float where needed to form the pattern. The opposite happens behind the floats where the thinner cotton wefts and the thinner cotton warps combine to form a honey-comb effect. Perhaps this bag is Mexican (the belts are from Oaxaca, Mexico) or perhaps the technique was also used in Guatemala. |
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| Accession number | T.26-1931 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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