Bag

Museum number:
3-550
Permalink:
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Alternate number:
24 (original number)
Accession number:
Acc.172
Description:
Bag; red and white cotton with green wool (?) along sides; zigzag band at top with high design band of facing birds below; bal. is small overall geometric repeats; at top are crossed plaited cords through which runs plaited drawstring; warp pattern weave; height 35 cm x width 27.5 cm
Donor:
Zelia Nuttall
Collection place:
Jesús María, Aguascalientes, Mexico
Verbatim coll. place:
Mexico, Agua Caliente
Culture or time period:
Mexican
Collector:
Zelia Nuttall
Collection date:
unknown
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Bags (generic containers) and Plaited weaving
Function:
2.1 Daily Garb
Accession date:
1905
Department:
Mexico, Central America, and Caribbean area
Dimensions:
length 34.5 centimeters and width 27 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Bag, accession number 3-550, described as Bag; red and white cotton with green wool (?) along sides; zigzag band at top with high design band of facing birds below; bal. is small overall geometric repeats; at top are crossed plaited cords through which runs plaited drawstring; warp pattern weave; height 35 cm x width 27.5 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Bag, accession number 3-550, described as Bag; red and white cotton with green wool (?) along sides; zigzag band at top with high design band of facing birds below; bal. is small overall geometric repeats; at top are crossed plaited cords through which runs plaited drawstring; warp pattern weave; height 35 cm x width 27.5 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-550, described as Bag; red and white cotton with green wool (?) along sides; zigzag band at top with high design band of facing birds below; bal. is small overall geometric repeats; at top are crossed plaited cords through which runs plaited drawstring; warp pattern weave; height 35 cm x width 27.5 cmDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Bag, accession number 3-550, described as Bag; red and white cotton with green wool (?) along sides; zigzag band at top with high design band of facing birds below; bal. is small overall geometric repeats; at top are crossed plaited cords through which runs plaited drawstring; warp pattern weave; height 35 cm x width 27.5 cm

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