Shoulder Bag
ca. 1935-1939 (made)
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The bag is formed in the traditional way. One length of cloth folded in half (the fold forming the pocket of the bag) stitched to a second length forming the sides and carrying strap.
Red ground interrupted by a series of black, green, white and red coloured warp bands which form a frame for supplementary weft patterning of green; red and white diamonds and yellow zig-zag motifs. These stripes are bisected at the top of the bag with bands of yellow woven in a diamond twill weave.
Red ground interrupted by a series of black, green, white and red coloured warp bands which form a frame for supplementary weft patterning of green; red and white diamonds and yellow zig-zag motifs. These stripes are bisected at the top of the bag with bands of yellow woven in a diamond twill weave.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton textile. Hand loomed. Warp faced (2 warp per mm to 1 weft per mm). Supplementary weaving. Dyed. |
| Brief description | A fine shoulder bag from Chin State, Burma. Red ground patterned with various coloured warp and weft bands and geometric patterns. c. 1935 to 1939. |
| Physical description | The bag is formed in the traditional way. One length of cloth folded in half (the fold forming the pocket of the bag) stitched to a second length forming the sides and carrying strap. Red ground interrupted by a series of black, green, white and red coloured warp bands which form a frame for supplementary weft patterning of green; red and white diamonds and yellow zig-zag motifs. These stripes are bisected at the top of the bag with bands of yellow woven in a diamond twill weave. |
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| Object history | Believed to have been acquired by the donor's father while he was resident in Burma during the second half of the 1930s. A fine example of a Chin bag which reproduces the colours and weaving techniques, in smaller dimensions of the Chin blanket (IS 37-1998) which the museum acquired from the same source. |
| Other number | LOAN:COCHRANE D F.16 - Previous loan number |
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| Accession number | IS.38-1998 |
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| Record created | November 5, 2003 |
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