Object name: Bag / Year collected: [Missing] / Culture or time period: Western Asian cultures - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-15064, described as Bag. Cotton? wool, cotton lining. Plain weave, embroidered, satin weave lining, braided handles. Red ground, varicolored designs, brown lining. Geometric motives. 14½ inches by 11 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-17628, described as Bag, blue-gray cotton mesh bag. Length 54 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-23754, described as shoulder bag In plain weave by Um 'Eid. Main color: black and white plied wool: also black, white, orange, purple, and green. 14.5" x 11", including flap with loose fringes and 1" weft twining. 3 tassels on end.

Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 9-14884, described as Bag (mazwadah); flour bag in dark and medium brown and white hair and wool in warp face technique; two big loops at each side on top and two plaited cords in same colors and materials. Materials: camel hair, goat hair, sheep wool. Length, not including loops: 66cm. Width: 54cm. Sprayed with DDT in alcohol (10/1978). Context: for keeping flour in when not at home e.g. when a man is travelling by camel, or when a woman is away with goats and sheep. At home, flour is kept in a sack. The four big loops (2 on each side) are for typing the bad e.g. to a camel saddle when travelling. The two threads at the mouth are for closing the opening tightly. This is done by bending it into an S shape first. Used by men and women, made by women. Cost 70USD