Bag
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Cotton bag, embroidered with cotton, with added cowrie shells.
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| Materials and techniques | cotton, cowrie shells, chain-stitch, satin-stitch, and herringbone-stitch. |
| Brief description | Textiles, cotton, embroidered, Banjara, C20 |
| Physical description | Cotton bag, embroidered with cotton, with added cowrie shells. |
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| Gallery label | STORAGE BAG
A woman of the Banjara community made this bag. Sometimes called Lambadi, the Banjara were once travelling suppliers of grain, salt and cattle to the Mughal armies. Today
they still travel in search of work, and their embroidered garments and storage bags are robustly made for this purpose.
Banjara bag
Cotton embroidered with cotton and cowrie shells
Karnataka, 1950–70
V&A: IS 474-1993(03/10/2015-10/01/2016) |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian embroidery / Rosemary Crill ; photography by Richard Davis. London: V&A Publications, 1999 Number: 185177310X, 1851772944 (pbk.)
p. 22, cat. no. 137, ill. p. 136 |
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| Accession number | IS.474-1993 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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